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Minors: Shoulder surgery for Jorge Oña; Garrett Richards back in action

A labrum tear and subsequent surgery on Jorge Oña’s throwing (right) shoulder has wiped away his final year before the Padres must protect him from the Rule-5 draft.

The 22-yea-rold Oña had not played since May 3. He was hitting .348/.417/.539 with five homers and 11 RBIs in 25 games at Double-A Amarillo when the Cuban outfielder landed on the injured list.

Oña was 19 when signed for $7 million as part of the Padres 2016-2017 international haul. He posted a .755 OPS in 107 games in 2017 at low Single-A Fort Wayne, a .