Dodgers Notes: Grant Dayton’s season ends in Tommy John surgery

LOS ANGELES — Grant Dayton had one warm-up pitch remaining in the Tulsa Drillers’ bullpen last Friday, a fastball. By the time it reached the catcher, he knew his season was over. Dayton flew back to Los Angeles and met with team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache, but that merely confirmed the obvious: the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow was fully torn.
Dayton will have Tommy John surgery on Tuesday in Los Angeles. ElAttrache will perform the surgery, which carries an approxi