Alex Wood to miss 8 weeks for Dodgers after elbow surgery

WASHINGTON, D.C. — That simulated-game session in Los Angeles on Saturday really did not go well.

Both Clayton Kershaw and Alex Wood threw to hitters Saturday. Both experienced setbacks in the aftermath.

Kershaw’s renewed back pain has forced the Dodgers to shut down his throwing program and label his retu “uncertain.”

And on Wednesday, the Dodgers announced that Wood will undergo elbow surgery in New York this afteoon. Wood will have an arthroscopic debridement of his left elbow — a procedure that removes damaged tissue from the joint.

The Dodgers said Wood will begin his rehab from the procedure in four days and estimated recovery time at eight weeks. That would seem to make it unlikely Wood will be able to retu to pitch for the Dodgers before the end of the season.

Wood has been on the DL since the end of May due to soreness in the back of his elbow. He went 1-4 with a 3.99 ERA in 10 starts this season.

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