Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling has surgery, but it isn’t Tommy John.

Pitcher Ross Stripling underwent surgery this morning in Los Angeles performed Dodgers team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

According to a team spokesperson, the surgery was an arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies from an inflamed and swollen elbow. The plan is to allow the inflammation to resolve and restore range of motion before proceeding with the Tommy John reconstruction.

Here’s what Stripling had to say about his elbow after reporting the injury to the team last Friday.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.