"It's rare to find a high school baseball player still pitching after Tommy John surgery. Senior Aidan Martinez of Birmingham gets to have his comeback season this spring. On June 27, 2024, Martinez had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. It's needed when the ulnar collateral ligament has to be repaired in the elbow. Martinez missed most of his sophomore season as a pitcher and all of his junior season. Last month, he pitched in his first fall game and everything went well."
""We're excited about him," coach Matt Mowry said. Months of rehabilitation were needed. The surgery happened when he was 15. Now he's 17. He said his arm started to hurt but didn't realize he was injured. Asked about lessons learned, he said, "I got to listen to my body." If he can regain his pitching form, he can join standout sophomore Carlos Acuna and another varsity returnee, Nathan Soto, to give Birmingham a formidable pitching trio this spring."
Aidan Martinez had Tommy John surgery on June 27, 2024, to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He missed most of his sophomore pitching season and all of his junior season. Months of rehabilitation followed; the surgery occurred when he was 15 and he is now 17. He pitched in his first fall game last month with no issues. Coach Matt Mowry expressed excitement about Martinez's return. Martinez reported that his arm had started to hurt but he did not realize the injury and said he learned to listen to his body. He could join Carlos Acuna and Nathan Soto to form a strong pitching trio this spring.
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