{
  "id": 6620238,
  "title": "Guardians reliever Andrew Walters undergoes elbow surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/guardians-reliever-andrew-walters-undergoes-elbow-surgery",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-10T18:38:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/guardians-reliever-andrew-walters-undergoes-183855069.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Guardians reliever Andrew Walters has undergone elbow surgery, bringing additional injury woes to the already challenging 2027 season. The procedure, performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, has a projected return-to-play timeline of 10-to-12 months. Walters, who last threw a pitch in the majors last season, saw a brief resurgence in Cleveland’s bullpen near the end of 2024, which earned him a playoff roster spot. However, injury setbacks have plagued him since then. In 2025, he managed just 1 1/3 innings in the majors. This season, he posted a 9.49 ERA in 12 1/2 innings in Triple-A. As Walters battles injuries and attempts to return to the Guardians bullpen in Cleveland, it is now conceivable that he may miss much, if not all, of the 2027 season.",
  "summary": "Andrew Walters was a part of the 2024 playoff bullpen. Since that time, he's battled injuries on his road back to the majors.",
  "key_points": [
    "Andrew Walters, Guardians reliever, undergoes elbow surgery",
    "Surgery performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas",
    "Projected return-to-play timeline: 10-to-12 months"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}