WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Shane McClanahan will try again next year.

The Rays' two-time All Star pitcher underwent a procedure Monday to address the nerve issue that derailed his planned return to the mound this season.

Manager Kevin Cash said the procedure is a step toward trying to solve the problem.

"(The doctor) is not sitting there saying ‘he's fixed.' That's not the case. It's ‘this is one step, and we'll see how this goes.' And hopefully we get good results," Cash said. "And if we don't, then let doctors decide what else is needed, if anything."

McClanahan has not pitched in the majors in more than two years, undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery on Aug. 21, 2023 and missing all of 2024 for recovery and rehab.

He pitched well this spring, earning the opening day start, but he lef

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