Cardinals’ John Brebbia out for 2020 season after Tommy John surgery
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals will be without one of their most valuable relievers during the abbreviated 2020 season.
Right-hander John Brebbia underwent Tommy John surgery on June 3 and is out for the season, as president of baseball operations John Mozeliak told media members, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Derrick Goold, on a Zoom conference call Wednesday.
Clarification — surgery on June 3. #Cardinals clarify. Misunderstanding on my part. My apologies. https://t.co/XFgqOBmkcE
— Derrick S. Goold (@dgoold) June 24, 2020
Brebbia was extremely consistent over 66 appearances in 2019, posting a 3.59 ERA with 87 strikeouts and 27 walks in 72 2/3 innings. For his career, the 30-year-old righty has a 3.14 ERA while averaging 10.2 strikeouts and 2.8 walks per nine innings over 161 appearances.
