Ben Brown underwent cervical spine surgery Monday and could resume throwing in early 2027, says ESPN’s Jesse Rogers.

Brown had both his 2024 and ’26 seasons cut short by neck issues, and the hope is that the procedure will take care of things. He won’t be a candidate for the Opening Day rotation following surgery, but he could be back by June or July. Brown was outstanding last season before landing on the IL in June. He opened up with a 2.10 ERA in 25 2/3 innings out of the pen and then had a 1.70 ERA and a 41/11 K/BB over 42 1/3 innings in his eight starts.