Giants Lose Key Arm to Surgery | MLB News

Giants’ pitching just took another hit as lefty Carson Whisenhunt, a second-round draft pick, is sidelined with a torn UCL requiring surgery—adding to an already depleted rotation after fellow arms Birdsong and McDonald also underwent Tommy John. The injury was confirmed by MRI after he felt pain on his last two pitches against Cincinnati, forcing him out after just 47 innings. He’s now on the 15-day IL, with Triple-A call-up Spencer Bivens stepping in. Despite a rough outing last week, Whisenhunt had been feeling good before this setback.

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