Orioles’ Grayson Rodriguez has bone spur removed from right elbow

Orioles right-hander Grayson Rodriguez had surgery on Monday to remove a bone spur from his right elbow. The right elbow debridement was performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas, and the Orioles say the procedure was successful.

Rodriguez originally complained of sluggishness in a Grapefruit League start against Minnesota on March 5th, and never pitched again in 2025. His injuries were described as not only to the elbow, but also to the right shoulder and lat.

On June 13th, Rodriguez, who hadn’t spoken to reporters covering the team since saying he was sluggish, said he was optimistic about pitching during the second half of this season.

“Absolutely. I’m pretty confident with that,” he said. “I don’t really have a week or anything specific. But, yeah, definitely going to pitch this year.”

Rodriguez was shut down last month and on August 1st, executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias said in a video conference call that surgery was likely, and while it was season-ending, it wouldn’t interfere with his ramping up for next season.

“It would put him down for the rest of 2025, but will put him in a position to return for 2026 spring training,” Elias said. “He’s had a tough year. He was feeling elbow impingement during spring training. We had to shut him down and start him back up. Unfortunately, that has kind of reappeared.”

“At the time, that was the opinion of all medical parties, including outside opinions, to treat the injury conservatively before we go diving into an elbow surgery.”