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Tarik Skubal underwent successful elbow surgery and may return sooner than the expected two-to-three months. This news offers a boost for the Detroit Tigers amid a challenging season.

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The Detroit Tigers got some awful news early in May when it was revealed that Tarik Skubal wasn't just landing on the injured list, but needed surgery to clean up loose bodies in his throwing elbow.
This injury was a massive blow for the Tigers and Skubal, especially with reports indicating a recovery could be as long as two-to-three months.
However, Jon Heyman of The New York Post reported that not only was his surgery successful, but that Skubal has a chance to return much earlier than anticipated in a surprising update that's very welcome news for the Tigers.
"Tarik Skubal's elbow surgery was such a success he could start working out within days, and two months is even seen as a conservative estimate for the 2-time Cy Young winner to return," Heyman reports. "4 to 6 weeks possible. One relatively small loose body was removed."
This is a massive surprise for the Tigers, but a very welcome one if this recovery timeline is true. Instead of two months, which could be over eight months long, he could return as soon as four weeks from now.
Tarik Skubal required surgery to clean up loose bodies in his throwing elbow.
Initially, recovery was expected to take two to three months.
It has been reported that Skubal's surgery was successful and he may return earlier than expected.
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Of course, that's not the likely outcome, as it's the earliest time within the range Heyman reports, but it's still a much better timeline range for Skubal than before.
Instead of two-to-three months, which could put the ace on track to return in July or August, he now has a chance to return in June if his recovery goes well.
There's still a lot of uncertainty since he's at the start of his rehab following surgery, but this surgery seemingly went well enough that Skubal has a chance to return much, much sooner than previously anticipated.