Brewers Rule 5 draftee will undergo elbow surgery a couple weeks from now, the team informed reporters (including MLB.coms ). The procedure will at least remove loose bodies and its po sible hell require a full Tommy John UCL reconstruction. Milwaukee also announced that outfielder is targeting the beginning of Spring Training for his return from . As of last week, the Brewers were holding out hope that Mitchell could make a late-season return. It now seems theyre resigned to him mi sing the rest of the season. Thomas, a 27-year-old reliever, was selected out of the St. Louis organization. He broke camp but only made two appearances, giving up 12 runs acro s 5 1/3 innings. He went down in early April with what was initially announced as elbow arthritis. He went on a rehab stint at the teams Arizona complex in May but had Len Barker Jersey a setback that threatens his season. A suming this indeed ends his year, Thomas will spend the remainder of the season on the 60-day injured list. Hed need to be reinstated onto the 40-man roster during the offseason. Its likelier that Milwaukee would place him on waivers, especially if he requires a ligament repair thatd cost him most of the 26 campaign. Thomas has not spent 90 days on the active roster, so his Rule 5 restrictions would remain in place into 2026. If Milwaukee waives him during the offseason, theyd need to offer him back to the Cardinals a suming he goes unclaimed. Mitchell, a former first-round pick, has battled myriad injuries during his career. He has yet to reach 70 games in any of his three-plus MLB seasons. This is the second left shoulder surgery of his career; he underwent a repair on a subluxation in 2023. Mitchell mi sed the first couple months last year after breaking a bone in his hand during Spring Training. Hed been out since late April this season with a left oblique strain before suffering the even more serious shoulder injury. Mitchell is an elite runner and an excellent defender but has yet to demonstrate the durability required to cement himself as Milwaukees everyday center fielder. David Fry Jersey