Dodgers Reliever Todd Coffey Tweets Picture of Gruesome Aftermath From Tommy John Surgery (Photo)

by abournenesn

Jul 26, 2012

Nobody ever wants to get Tommy John surgery, but it’s increasingly the reality for many major league pitchers.

Dodgers reliever Todd Coffey underwent the procedure recently, but seemed to feel positively enough about it that he tweeted a picture of the aftermath from surgery. To give some perspective, here’s what his elbow looked like before the surgery, compared the “after” photo below.

Check it out, if you dare.

Dodgers Reliever Todd Coffey Tweets Picture of Gruesome Aftermath From Tommy John Surgery (Photo)

Photo via Twitter/@ToddCoffey60, Thumbnail via Flickr/dirkhansen

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