SCOTT BAKER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Baker out long term following surgery

Minnesota Twins RHP Scott Baker spoke to reporters Friday for the first time since having the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow surgically repaired. Though not happy to be out for nine-to-12 months, he felt he has finally fixed the right elbow that has been bothering him for the past two years. "I knew I wasn't crazy," he said. Baker, 30, had been...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  April 28, 2012
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Baker preps for long recovery from Tommy John

Minnesota Twins right-hander Scott Baker has started the long rehab process after Tommy John surgery, and he says he hopes to finally put behind him the elbow problems that have bothered him for years. Baker spoke to reporters Friday for the first time since having the surgery. Initially he was scheduled to have the flexor pronator tendon repaired in his right arm. Once doctors...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 27, 2012
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Twins' Baker coming to grips with surgery

MINNEAPOLIS Beforethe anesthesia kicked in, Scott Baker didn't know what he was about to endure. Baker, Minnesota's best starting pitcher in 2011, went to see Dr. David Altchek in New York earlier this month to have his flexor pronator tendon in his right elbow repaired. But when Baker woke up from surgery, he had a new ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, thanks to...
Via Fox Sports North  |  April 27, 2012
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Baker has surprise Tommy John surgery

Scott Baker was scheduled to miss the entire 2012 season with cleanup surgery on his right elbow, but the Minnesota Twins right-hander had unexpected Tommy John surgery on Tuesday, the team announced. Dr. David Altcheck in New York performed Baker's surgery. Baker had the surgery to repair his ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. It's a turn of events for Baker...
Via Fox Sports North  |  April 17, 2012
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Twins Lose Scott Baker To Another Flexor Strain

The Twins announced Wednesday that their top starter, Scott Baker, would miss the rest of the season after upcoming surgery to clear scar tissue from his right flexor pronator tendon. While this procedure has a shorter rehab time than Tommy John surgery, the rehab process is expected to take around six months, leaving Baker unavailable until late October at the earliest. The good...
Via Fangraphs  |  April 12, 2012
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Minnesota Twins RHP Scott Baker May Not Pitch In Minnesota Again

The Minnesota Twins suffered a hiccup Wednesday when they found out right-handed pitcher Scott Baker will miss the entire 2012 season to undergo and recover from elbow surgery. This is coming from MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger. The surgery will take about six months to recover from. Baker will get surgery to repair his flexor pronator tendon. Luckily for Baker his ulnar collateral...
Via Rant Sports  |  April 12, 2012
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Baker to have elbow surgery; miss season

MINNEAPOLIS Scott Baker's 2012 season is over before it ever began. Baker, one of the Minnesota Twins' best pitchers last season before he was sidelined with an elbow injury, will have surgery on that same right elbow to clean up the flexor pronator tendon, the team announced Wednesday. Twins general manager Terry Ryan said the rehab process for that type of surgery is...
Via Fox Sports North  |  April 11, 2012
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Twins RHP Baker to miss season with elbow injury

Minnesota Twins right-hander Scott Baker's season is over before it started. Baker will have surgery to repair the flexor pronator tendon in his right elbow. He will become a free agent after this season, and the Twins desperately needed him to provide some stability in their shaky rotation. The tendon has bothered Baker for the last couple of seasons and he says he can no...
Via Fox Sports  |  April 11, 2012
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Baker's elbow a concern with rotation in flux

MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins entered this season hoping right-hander Scott Baker would be starting their home-opener today. Instead, Baker was preparing to travel to New York to get a second opinion on his troublesome right elbow from Dr. David Altchek. A recent MRI showed the same flexor strain that bothered Baker at times last season, and the Twins are worried about the continual...
Via Fox Sports North  |  April 09, 2012
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Twins P Baker leaves start after 11 pitches

Minnesota Twins right-handed pitcher Scott Baker left a minor league rehab start Thursday after throwing only 11 pitches. Baker had been placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday, retroactive to March 27, due to elbow tendinitis. The 30-year-old Baker pitched four innings Saturday and was looking to build up his arm strength. He was eligible to return from the disabled list on...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  April 05, 2012
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