The player, Sang Ho Baek, 20, died on June 12 at a TidalHealth medical facility in Salisbury, Md., according to the Holloway Funeral Home, which is handling his service.
Officially called an ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, the Tommy John surgery repairs a ligament that helps secure a person’s elbow joint and that can be torn during sports that involve throwing, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
“It is hard to say what happened and it will require an autopsy to determine the cause here.
The funeral home said Mr. Baek attended the Korean Presbyterian Church, where he was involved in the youth group and played drums in its worship band.