DENVER, CO - MAY 10: Pitcher Tim Byrdak #40 of the New York Mets works against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 10, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) Getty ...

Tim Byrdak would amass a 12-year career in the majors, pitching for the likes of the Royals, Orioles, Tigers, Mets, and our ...

Tim Byrdak isn’t a quitter. Twice during his Major League Baseball career, he overcame serious arm injuries to get back on the mound. His Baltimore Orioles jersey hangs in a hallway at Oak Forest, ...

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Mets reliever Tim Byrdak will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, which throws a good deal of uncertainty into the team's bullpen situation. The team ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 28: Pitcher Tim Byrdak #40 of the New York Mets pitches in relief in seventh inning during the MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on June 28, 2012 in Los ...

Veteran left-hander Tim Byrdak missed most of last season following shoulder surgery, returning to throw 4 2/3 innings for the Mets in September. He is still a free agent looking for a new team, and ...

BALTIMORE, April 17 -- The Baltimore Orioles are pondering whether to place left-handed reliever Tim Byrdak on the disabled list because of a sore left elbow. He has been mostly ineffective in his ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Feb. 24 -- There is a point where not even the love of baseball is enough to keep a man in tow or traveling across the country in a rickety bus, with trees and strip malls ...

A teary-eyed Tim Byrdak said he will meet with Mets doctors in the next few days to schedule surgery to repair the torn anterior capsule in his pitching shoulder. Byrdak spoke with Johan Santana and ...