David Price

Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price throws a live batting session at a spring training baseball workout in Fort Myers, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

(David Goldman)

FORT MYERS, Fla. - David Price returned to Florida on Friday with the best news possible.

After meeting with elbow injury experts Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis on Friday, Price learned he would not need surgery or an injection for his ailing left arm.

He returned to JetBlue Park on Saturday to discuss his trip.

"I have a very unique elbow and I've heard that before but not from guys that have done the surgeries they've done and looked at as many elbows as they've looked at so just to hear it from those two guys, it felt good," Price said of the initial diagnosis.

The 30-year-old left-hander has experienced elbow and forearm soreness in previous spring trainings, but described the discomfort he felt earlier this week after a simulated game as "a little bit more stiff" than in previous years, which initiated his concern.

"This is something that's happened over the course of my career, and I've continued to be able to do it at a high level," he said. "That was something they both talked about. If I wasn't still pitching at a high level, it's something that might be a little bit different. If I was 25 or 26 years old, it might be a different scenario.

"They're like, 'Your elbow is extremely unique. It's found a way to kind of heal itself,'" Price said of his conversation with the doctors. "So it's pretty neat."

Price has been remarkably consistent in terms of his ability to eat up innings. He tossed at least 200 innings for six of the last seven seasons.

Price made the trip to Indy with head athletic trainer Brad Pearson who was able to discuss Price's medical information with the doctors, who determined rest, medication and ice would be the best treatment plan.

"Honestly, couldn't have went any better," Price said. "It was almost like I paid them to tell me the stuff that I wanted to hear. That obviously wasn't the case but it was a good meeting, just to hear it from those two guys."

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