FILE – In this April 19, 2017, file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross works against the Atlanta Braves during a baseball game in Atlanta. Ross will have Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season. Dr. Keith Meister will operate on Wednesday, July 19, in Texas, according to Washington manager Dusty Baker.
(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
AP Photo/John Bazemore, File
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, Sunday, July 9, 2017, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, Sunday, July 9, 2017, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Washington Nationals’ Joe Ross delivers a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, June 24, 2017, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
AP Photo/Nick Wass
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, June 24, 2017, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
AP Photo/Nick Wass
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross (41) throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross delivers a pitch to Colorado Rockies’ DJ LeMahieu in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in Denver.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
AP Photo/Nick Wass
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross, left, throws to Atlanta Braves’ Adonis Garcia in the first inning of a baseball game in Atlanta, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
(AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
A ball is thrown to a batter by Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
(AP Photo/David Goldman)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Washington right-hander Joe Ross will have Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season.
Dr. Keith Meister will operate on Wednesday in Texas, according to Washington manager Dusty Baker.
Ross left Sunday’s start against the Atlanta Braves with what was called triceps tenderness and had an MRI on Friday that confirmed the elbow damage. He was placed on the disabled list on Friday, a move retroactive to Tuesday.
“He took it as well as a young man can take it,” Baker said Saturday. “This his first surgery. I talked to him for a long time today and I told him he has to have a positive outlook. That first one is always tough. I also told him to talk to a couple of guys who have had it.”
Ross, 24, was 5-3 with a 5.01 ERA in 13 starts for the NL East Division-leading Nationals.
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