Montas, a 29-year-old right-hand pitcher, will undergo surgery on his right shoulder. His return date is unknown. There’s a favorable scenario in which he’s ready in the second half of the season, depending on his rehabilitation.

Obviously, losing Frankie is clearly a blow,” said manager Aaron Boone. “But we also feel very confident in those that are going to now maybe get an opportunity because he’s not there initially.”

The Yankees acquired Montas from the Oakland A’s shortly before last season’s trade deadline. He started eight games with the Yankees and logged 39.2 innings. He went 3-1 with a 6.35 ERA and 1.54 WHIP.

Over his career, Montas appeared in 129 games with 99 starts. He has an overall record of 36-35 with a 3.90 ERA and 1.29 WHIP.

Aaron Boone announces that Frankie Montas will undergo shoulder surgery on Feb 21.

"Best case is he would be back late in the season." pic.twitter.com/w3NsToHRVB

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Yankees Lose Montas to Surgery, Shuffling the Rotation

Montas developed shoulder problems at the end of last season and spent time on the injury list. The Yankees shut him down in mid-September because of shoulder inflammation, and he didn’t pitch in the rest of the regular season or during the postseason.

Frankie was building back up and just still wasn’t quite right,” Boone told local reporters. “Now we’ve gotten to the point where they’re going 토토사이트 to go in. They’ll scope it and then we’ll have a better idea of time frame.”

Right-hander Gerrit Cole is the Yankees’ ace and the #1 starting pitcher in their rotation. Cole posted a 13-8 record with a 3.50 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He led the AL in strikeouts with 257.