Topa, likely out through mid-July, declined knee surgery to try to salvage his 2024 season. He underwent platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injections after he received a second opinion from Dr ...

Topa went in for testing and was nearly floored by what he heard. “The first MRI reading, the team doctor thought the UCL was torn and that I would need a third one (TJ surgery),” Topa said.