Oakland Athletics’ starter Sean Manaea will undergo a shoulder surgery on September 19 and could miss the next full season depending on the outcome, his team has reported.
“Manaea will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder on Sept. 19 at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles,” Athletics tweeted.
#Athletics Medical Update on LHP Sean Manaea:
Manaea will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder on Sept. 19 at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. The club will provide further details after the surgery.
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— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾️ (@Athletics) September 11, 2018
The 26-year old pitcher was dropped from the team’s starting lineup late last month following a minor shoulder impingement. On Tuesday, manager Bob Melvin announced that Manaea had booked a left shoulder surgery but was uncertain what would happen to him afterward.
“The specifics we’ll talk about more after the surgery so we’ll know exactly what was repaired. Unfortunately, it’s one we’ll basically have to wait a year for,” Melvin said. “You really and truly feel for him. He was the one guy here for a long time left in the rotation.”
Prior to the injury, the pitcher had a record of 3.59 ERA, 108 strikeouts and 1.08 WHIP. Now with a shoulder surgery, Manaea could miss a full season. Apart from him, Athletics currently weathers injuries for Kendall Graveman, Andrew Triggs, Brett Anderson, Paul Blackburn, Daniel Gossett, and Jharel Cotton.
In spite of the numerous injuries, the A’s currently stand second in the wild-card standings and only three games behind leaders Houston Astros.
