Noah Syndergaard has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery.

Syndergaard will be out for the entire 2020 season and possibly into the summer months of 2021.

Syndergaard had a 4.30 ERA in 2019 while striking out 193 against 48 walks.

Giancarlo Stanton has made enough progress with his strained right calf injury that he's "ready to go" for the New York Yankees.

"If we were ready to start spring training games, he'd be ready to go," Aaron Boone said.

Stanton was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain last month.

Aaron Judge says his fractured rib is improving, but revealed to reporters that he also dealt with a partially collapsed lung.

Two weeks ago, Aaron Boone said the rib injury was why Judge had been suffering tightness in his shoulder and pectoral area, which limited his baseball activities since early February.

The New York Yankees never disclosed the injury, but Judge said a CT scan Friday the lung had fully healed.

"The pneumothorax came back completely gone, which a good thing," Judge said. "Good to go, which means I can fly if I needed to go home. A little thing on the lung that we were having a little issue with, but that was all healed up. ... The bone is healing the way it should be."

Judge said he would have another test in a few weeks "and go from there."

The Boston Red Sox have announced that Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery.

Sale chose to undergo the procedure now out of fear that delaying it could have caused him to miss significant time in the 2021 season, according to sources.

The coronavirus-induced delay to the start of the Major League Baseball season was not a direct cause of Sale deciding to undergo the surgery.

The San Francisco Giants have announced that Tyler Beede will undergo Tommy John surgery Friday.

Beede's surgery will be performed by Texas Rangers physician Dr. Keith Meister in the Dallas area.

The right-hander left an exhibition game after one inning on March 3 with tightness in his elbow, and an MRI exam the following day showed he had a flexor strain and a UCL sprain.

Chris Sale has resumed throwing as he looks to return from a strained flexor tendon in his left forearm.

Sale had an MRI on March 2 and had been sidelined since.

The Boston Red Sox left-hander has gotten opinions from orthopedic surgeons Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who suggested rehab and recovery over surgery.

Detroit Tigers left-handed pitching prospect Joey Wentz underwent surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.

New York Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek operated on Wentz on Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Wentz, 22, was a non-roster invitee at big league spring training this year. He is the No. 8 prospect in the Detroit organization, according to MLB.com.

Justin Verlander had surgery on his right groin Tuesday and is expected to be out about six weeks.

The timing will allow Verlander to heal before Opening Day, which has been pushed back to mid-May at the earliest because of the coronavirus.

The Houston Astros right-hander has been dealing with the issue since early in Spring Training.

The New York Yankees were beset by injuries this spring, but Major League Baseball's delayed opening to the 2020 season might help them get back to full strength.

Aaron Boone said on MLB Network Radio that James Paxton, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton could be ready for Opening Day, whenever it occurs.

MLB released a statement on Monday saying that the season will begin no earlier than mid-May.

Paxton had back surgery in February and his initial timetable indicated a June return.

Stanton and Judge are dealing with calf and rib injuries, respectively.

The Houston Astros have shut down Justin Verlander indefinitely with a mild lat strain.

There is no timetable for his return, but he will likely start the season on the injured list.

Verlander, 37, left a spring training start early on Sunday.