Corbin Burnes Not Expected To Need Shoulder Surgery

By Connor Byrne | at September 28, 2026 8:00pm CDT Right-hander Corbin Burnes has gone through a pair of injury-ravaged seasons since he joined the Diamondbacks on a seven-year, $210MM deal before the 2025 campaign. Burnes underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2025, limiting him to 11 starts and 64 1/3 innings in the first year of the contract. He then suffered a teres major strain in his shoulder during his rehab this past June, which prevented him from returning to the majors until Sept. 8. After Burnes made just three starts and tossed 10 1/3 frames, he went back…