LOS ANGELES — Longtime Dodgers pitcher and free agent Clayton Kershaw had left shoulder surgical procedure Friday and anticipates being sidelined till subsequent summer time.
The 35-year-old wrote in a social media publish that the surgical procedure with Dodgers head group doctor Dr. Neal ElAttrache was to restore the glenohumeral ligaments and his shoulder capsule. There are three glenohumeral ligaments they usually reinforce the joint capsule.
“I’m hopeful to return to play in some unspecified time in the future subsequent summer time,” Kershaw wrote. “Thanks on your prayers!”
Kershaw was sidelined for six weeks by the shoulder harm, and it hampered him throughout the last couple of months of the season. Neither he nor the group mentioned a lot about his shoulder throughout the season.
He did not pitch greater than 5â…“ innings after coming off the injured checklist in mid-August. Then he received hit exhausting by the Arizona Diamondbacks within the NL Division Sequence, tagged for six runs earlier than getting an out within the first inning in his worst profession begin.
The Dodgers misplaced within the NLDS for the second straight yr, getting swept by the D-backs.
Kershaw is a free agent for the third yr in a row. He signed one-year contracts every of the previous two years to stick with the Dodgers, the one group he is pitched for since his profession started in 2008.
“I am unsure how it will look,” Kershaw mentioned about his future plans when the season ended.
Andrew Friedman, Dodgers president of baseball operations, mentioned the group “completely” desires the three-time Cy Younger Award winner again. He turns 36 in March.
“The ball is squarely of their court docket,” Friedman mentioned, referring to Kershaw and his spouse, Ellen.
