Early in the 2025 MLB season, the Milwaukee Brewers saw their starting rotation suffer a plethora of injuries that landed just about everyone on the injured list. Some of these injuries occurred before the season started, such as Brandon Woodruff’s shoulder, Aaron Ashby’s oblique, DL Hall’s lat, and Tobias Meyers’ oblique.
And in the first few weeks of the season, the Brewers saw Nestor Cortes, Aaron Civale, and Jose Quintana all spend time on the injured list. This slue of injuries forced Milwaukee to build a starting rotation on the fly, and now they have a solid five-man crew with many of their injured players either back or coming back soon.
But one of them will have to wait until 2026 to see the field again.
Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Connor Thomas Is Having Tommy John Surgery
During the offseason, the Brewers selected left-handed pitcher Connor Thomas from the St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 Draft. As per the rules of the draft, Thomas broke Spring Training on Milwaukee’s Opening Day roster, and appeared in two games.
His first game was during the opening series against the New York Yankees, which was a forgettable set of games by multiple players. Thomas gave up eight earned runs in two innings of relief on March 29, a game the Brewers lost 20-9.
Thomas’ next appearance came on April third, though he did not have much better results. He pitched 3.1 innings and gave up four runs in Milwaukee’s 11-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
And shortly after, he went on the injured list with an elbow injury.
Unfortunately, rehab has not worked on the elbow, and he is set to have Tommy John surgery, which will end his 2025 season and likely keep him out out mid-season in 2026:
Brewers’ Connor Thomas To Undergo Elbow Surgery https://t.co/HQIA2FhM54 pic.twitter.com/ZHNi9IsDTK
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) July 2, 2025
Due to his two poor outings being his only appearances this season, Thomas has a 20.25 ERA to start his Major League career.
Last season, while pitching for Triple-A in the Cardinals organization, he appeared in 56 games, going 7-4 with a 2.89 ERA.
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