Brady Aiken Injury: Updates on MLB Prospect's Recovery from Tommy John Surgery

Brady Aiken, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2014 MLB draft, underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, as he announced in a column for The Players' Tribune.

Continue for updates.

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Aiken Documents Beginning of Recovery

Thursday, March 26

Aiken, who did not sign with the Houston Astros after a contract dispute, said he does not regret turning down the opportunity to join the organization.

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Road to recovery starts now! @PlayersTribune http://t.co/cXcOUBVem4 pic.twitter.com/dCLkvDvkAq

— Brady Aiken (@bradyaiken10) March 26, 2015"

"Since last summer, a lot of people have wondered how I could have turned down a multi-million-dollar signing bonus after being picked first in the Draft," Aiken wrote. "Now, I know they’ll probably be wondering about it again. I can honestly say I don’t regret not signing. It was a very difficult decision, but it also was an informed decision based on circumstances only a few people know the truth about."

Questions about the health of Aiken's left arm have persisted since he went No. 1 overall last June. As highlighted in a story by Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated, Aiken and the Astros had agreed to a $6.5 million contract before the team discovered problems in his ulnar collateral ligament after the draft.

The two sides then traded proposals back and forth, with Aiken ultimately choosing to turn down Houston's offer and re-enter the draft in 2015 by enrolling at IMG Academy. Aiken said he was diagnosed with a torn UCL after making his first appearance for IMG Academy last week.

He will still be eligible to be drafted in 2015. Given the increased willingness of teams to select pitchers who have undergone Tommy John surgery, it's still not out of the realm of possibility he remains a first-round selection.

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