The procedure will be the next step in the former MVP’s treatment for a degenerative back issue.
Tomorrow, Colorado Rockies’ designated hitter Kris Bryant will travel to Los Angeles for an ablation procedure on his back.
Thomas Harding was the first to report the news:
#Rockies DH Kris Bryant is headed to Los Angeles tomorrow to have an ablation procedure performed in his back to aid healing. He was hoping to have it done last week, but docs found blood in an area that sparked fears of an infection but he tested negative. “It’s seems ..
— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) May 7, 2025
Harding, who spoke to Bryant added:
… pretty intense,” he said. “But it’s not a crazy recovery period. They actually go into the bone and try to kill the nerves to the vertebrae.” Bryant has tried rehab, rest and epidurals.epidural. “I just told them I want to do everything I can.”
— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) May 7, 2025
The procedure, according to Mayo Clinic, “is a procedure doctors use to destroy abnormal tissue that can be present in many conditions.” It is considered “minimally invasive” because the procedure does not require large cuts.
Manager Bud Black said, “He’s going to have this procedure. I think that the doctors feel it should help alleviate some discomfort. He should be back in a day or two, resuming activities.”
Bryant’s time with the Rockies has been plagued by injuries that have limited him to appearances in only 170 games during his four years with the Rockies.
In other injury news, Ezequiel Tovar continues to progress from a left injury. He is taking grounders and took batting practice today. Thairo Estrada is also recovering from an injury to his right wrist and is expected to start running today, as is Aaron Schunk (groin).
“The baseball activities are speeding up for those guys, which is great,” Black said.
Meanwhile, Austin Gomber has increased his long-toss distance to 90-feet.
Tyler Freeman is expected to head to Albuquerque this weekend for a rehab assignment with the Albuquerque Isotopes.