Nationals LHP Sean Doolittle opts for season-ending UCL procedure

Washington Nationals left-handed relief pitcher Sean Doolittle will undergo an internal brace procedure on his throwing elbow and will not return this season, he said Friday.

Doolittle is expected to be out for five to six months and aims to be ready for spring training in 2023.

"There's too much instability being caused by that UCL not being healed enough and not being strong enough," Doolittle told reporters. "At this