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Who Is Caleb Ferguson? New York's Newest Reliever Who Was Acquired By Trade With Los Angeles (Dodgers) In Exchange For Pitchers Matt Gage, Christian Zazueta

Who is Caleb Ferguson?

New York’s newest reliever who was acquired by trade with Los Angeles (Dodgers) in exchange for pitchers Matt Gage, Christian Zazueta.

According to Bryan Hoch article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/caleb-ferguson-yankees-dodgers-trade

Before being traded to New York to the team that wears the pinstripes Caleb Ferguson was a reliever for Los Angeles (Dodgers) for five seasons following being drafted by Los Angeles in round 38 of 2014 MLB Draft as the 1149 pick

In 2018 Caleb Ferguson for Los Angeles (Dodgers) finished with a record of 7-2 with an earn run average of 3.49! In 2019 Caleb Ferguson for Los Angeles (Dodgers) Caleb Ferguson finished with a record of 1-2 with an earn run average of 4.84. In 2020 in the coronavirus pandemic 60 game regular season Caleb Ferguson finished with a record of 2-1 with an earn run average of 2.89 before not pitching at all during 2021 season for Los Angeles (Dodgers) following having Tommy John Surgery. What is Tommy John Surgery? UCL reconstruction is a surgery commonly used to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament inside the elbow by replacing it with a tendon from elsewhere in the body. The goal of the surgery is to stabilize the elbow, reduce or eliminate pain and restore stability and range of motion. This procedure was introduced and first performed by Frank Jobe, M.D., on baseball pitcher Tommy John in 1974—hence the colloquial name Tommy John surgery.

According to https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/tommy-john-surgery-ulnar-collateral-ligament-reconstruction

In 2022 season Caleb Ferguson finished with a record of 1-0 with an earn run average of 1.82.

In 2023 season Caleb Ferguson finished with record of 7-4 with an earn run average of 3.43.

According to https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/tommy-john-surgery-ulnar-collateral-ligament-reconstruction