Texas Rangers right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit could miss the 2009 season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
Dr. Timothy Kremchek, the Cincinnati Reds' medical director, performed the operation Tuesday and said Benoit may be able to return in the second half of the season.
Joaquin Benoit missed nearly two months of the 2008 Texas Rangers season with right shoulder inflammation. Benoit, 31, is the second Rangers pitcher to have rotator cuff surgery in the last week. Starter Eric Hurley will miss the season after undergoing the operation last Wednesday. "In both cases, multiple doctors recommended rehab over surgery late last season," general manager Jon Daniels said in an e-mail. "Unfortunately, they didn't respond to the rehab process as we'd hoped. That's a risk anytime you rehab a shoulder."
Benoit missed nearly two months of the 2008 season with right shoulder inflammation. The problems began in spring training. He tried to pitch despite not feeling 100 percent and was put on the disabled list in July. He returned to the DL in September.
Texas Rangers right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit could miss the 2009 season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
Dr. Timothy Kremchek, the Cincinnati Reds' medical director, performed the operation Tuesday and said Benoit may be able to return in the second half of the season.
Joaquin Benoit missed nearly two months of the 2008 Texas Rangers season with right shoulder inflammation. Benoit, 31, is the second Rangers pitcher to have rotator cuff surgery in the last week. Starter Eric Hurley will miss the season after undergoing the operation last Wednesday.
"In both cases, multiple doctors recommended rehab over surgery late last season," general manager Jon Daniels said in an e-mail. "Unfortunately, they didn't respond to the rehab process as we'd hoped. That's a risk anytime you rehab a shoulder."
Benoit missed nearly two months of the 2008 season with right shoulder inflammation. The problems began in spring training. He tried to pitch despite not feeling 100 percent and was put on the disabled list in July. He returned to the DL in September.
Source:Dallas Morning News