Official Site of the A's · Mar 17, 2017
Smolinski has labrum surgery on right shoulder
Jake Smolinski sends the ball into center, scoring Marcus Semien and cutting the deficit to two in the top of the 2nd inningMESA, Ariz. -- A's outfielder Jake Smolinski underwent surgery Thursday to repair the labrum in his right throwing shoulder, which could potentially preclude him from game action for the entire season.
The A's don't have a timetable for Smolinski's return, only saying in a release issued Friday that he will be in a sling for the next four weeks, but such a procedure typically calls for upwards of six months of rehab time.
The arthroscopic surgery, performed by Dr. Doug Freedberg in Scottsdale, Ariz., also included the removal of a bursa sac in Smolinski's shoulder.