Tanner Scheppers to have surgery on left knee, out until after the All-Star break

Tanner Scheppers will return to Texas to have surgery on his left knee. He has been diagnosed with torn cartilage. The timetable for his return is not until after the All-Star break. He can't recall how he tore his cartilage, and the team believes it's not related to the knee injuries he had last season. This is a big blow to Scheppers as he was set to compete for a bullpen spot, but now he will have to wait yet again. Scheppers hasn't pitched in a full season since 2013.