Orioles pitcher John Means hopes to bounce back from 2nd Tommy John surgery: ‘Baseball is beautiful and horrifying’

Few in baseball have lived the highs that pitching in the major leagues can grant more than John Means. Even fewer have experienced the lows.

Means was an All-Star in 2019. He entered the history books in 2021 when he pitched the sixth no-hitter in Orioles history. He took part in two clubhouse celebrations in 2023.

But a promising career was temporarily paused because of a torn elbow ligament, requiring Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery in 2021. His return was delayed because of multiple setbacks.