PHOENIX -- A visit with renowned orthopedist Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Tuesday confirmed Brewers catcher Stephen Vogt's worst fears. He will undergo season-ending surgery this week to repair multiple structures in his right shoulder.
Vogt was clear-eyed about the likelihood he would need surgery, and what such a procedure would mean for the rest of his career. He is 33, and has already endured one major shoulder surgery in 2009 while playing in the Tampa Bay Rays system.
"Obviously, there's big implications here with a second shoulder injury like this that I don't like to think about, but I am thinking about," he said in a teary conversation with reporters during the Brewers' last homestand.