The Twins were informed last night by the agent for Joel Zumaya that the righthander has decided to have Tommy John elbow ligament surgery and attempt a comeback,
The surgery will take place at the end of the month and be preformed by noted specialist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala.
Zumaya tore the ligament while throwing batting practice on Feb. 25. It will be the sixth surgery for Zumaya, who hasn't pitched in the majors since June of 2010.
The Twins signed Zumaya to a $850,000 contract with incentives that could add another $900,000 through appearance incentives. Because he failed to make the Opening Day roster, so he will earn only $400,000.
TWINS CHECK OUT jetBlue Park
The Twins are here at beautiful new jetBlue Park, which pops up like an oasis along Daniels Road - just a few miles from the Hammond Stadium, the Twins' home. The playing field here is copied from Fenway Park, Green Monster, Pesky Pole and all.
They did a great job combining past and present.
The Red Sox went all out for their home opener. They had their entire spring training roster on the field. Dwight Evans, Jim Rice, Luis Tiant and Carl Yastrzemski joined officials in throwing out the first pitch. Quite a show.
