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Cubs' Jack Patterson: Makes first appearance since 2019
Rotowire
Patterson (elbow) struck out one and allowed one earned run on three hits over one inning Sunday in Single-A Myrtle Beach's 10-2 loss to Fayetteville.
Patterson's results weren't anything worth writing home about, but the 28-year-old was likely just happy to get back on the mound again and open the Single-A season healthy. His appearance Sunday was his first in affiliated ball since 2019, as Patterson had missed extensive time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in the spring of 2021 and presumably suffering some sort of setback in his recovery along the way.
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Cubs' Jack Patterson: Recovering from Tommy John surgery
Rotowire
Patterson had Tommy John surgery during spring training and will be out until sometime next summer, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America reports.
While Patterson was invited to the alternate training site last season, he isn't really a prospect of note for dynasty leagues. The 26-year-old lefty profiles as a reliever long term.
