D-Backs' Jordan Montgomery to Have Season-Ending Tommy John Surgery on Elbow Injury

After a rough 2024 season, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jordan Montgomery is going to miss all of 2025 due to an elbow injury.

Montgomery told reporters on Tuesday he will undergo Tommy John surgery after his arm wasn't recovering like it normally did when he pitches.

Montgomery's spring got off to a delayed start due to a finger injury suffered in a bullpen session at his home right before camp started, but he said the doctor "didn't seem too worried" about it being a long-term issue.

The Diamondbacks finally got Montgomery back on the mound for his first spring start on March 8, though he only recorded one out, allowed five runs and threw 28 pitches.

Things looked better for Montgomery in his second spring outing. He threw 2.2 scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies on March 19.

Per John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7, Montgomery felt some pain in his left elbow during that start against the Rockies and underwent an MRI that determined he needed Tommy John surgery.

This adds another frustrating chapter in Montgomery's tenure with the Diamondbacks. He went unsigned until two days before the start of last season when Arizona gave him a one-year deal worth a guaranteed $25 million, plus a vesting option for 2025 based on the number of starts he made in 2024.

The option wound up vesting at $22.5 million since Montgomery started 21 games. He wasn't effective for the Diamondbacks, posting a 6.23 ERA in 117 innings.

It seemed like Montgomery's tenure in Arizona wouldn't last into 2025 after D-Backs owner Ken Kendrick said publicly in October that it was a "horrible decision to have invested that money in a guy that performed as poorly as he did."

The Diamondbacks made efforts to trade Montgomery, but they reportedly wanted interested teams to pay $13.5 million of his 2025 salary.

Montgomery was great for the Texas Rangers down the stretch and into the playoffs in 2023 to help them win the World Series. The southpaw had a 2.79 ERA in 11 regular-season starts with the Rangers after being acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals.

In six playoff appearances, Montgomery finished with a 2.90 ERA over 31 innings. He was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings in relief.