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Friars Pitcher Set to Undergo Season Ending Surgery

Originally posted on FanNation Inside The Padres
By Clint Pasillas | Last updated 7/22/23

Bad news out of Padres camp as the club is primed to lose right-hander reliever Reiss Knehr to season ending Tommy John surgery.

Kevin Acee was the first to report that the surgery was imminent in a recent edition of his Padres Notes column.

Knehr has spent parts of the last three seasons on and off the active roster for San Diego. He owns a 1-3 record with a 5.96 ERA over 21 games (7 starts) since 2021. His last appearance came this season came with the Padres in Pittsburgh where he allowed 5 runs in 2 innings of reliever and never looked quite right on the mound.

The injury and surgery will keep him out for the entirety of the 2024 season.

It's a tough blow for the 20th round draft pick out of Fordham. He's never really had a true shot at big league time for the Padres since making his debut in 2021. However, when he has pitched, it's often been a struggle for the hurler.

He'll be 28 years old by the time spring training 2025 rolls around.

This article first appeared on FanNation Inside The Padres and was syndicated with permission.

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