Chirinos fractured his elbow in late September while recovering from Tommy John surgery and wound up undergoing a second surgery, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Chirinos underwent Tommy John surgery back in August of 2020. The timing meant he was always likely to miss all of 2021, though he would have been ready for the start of next year's spring training if not for the setback. While the fracture didn't damage his surgically-repaired ligament, he now isn't expected to begin throwing again until spring training and won't be ready to begin rehab action until late April at the earliest.