Brewers reliever Angel Zerpa set for season-ending elbow surgery

ST. LOUIS — The Milwaukee Brewers introduced Tuesday that left-handed reliever Angel Zerpa could have season-ending ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in his left elbow subsequent Monday.

Zerpa, who was acquired from Kansas City in a commerce that despatched outfielder Isaac Collins and right-hander Nick Mears to the Royals in December, he was 0-2 with a 6.39 ERA and two saves in 12 appearances. The 26-year-old lefty allowed no less than one earned run in every of his final three outings.

Zerpa was positioned on the 15-day injured record final week, retroactive to April 26.

His final outing got here within the tenth inning of a 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 25. Brewers supervisor Pat Murphy mentioned catcher William Contreras seen one thing was off and the Brewers eliminated Zerpa earlier than the inning was over.