LOS ANGELES _ Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Tony Cingrani will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, manager Dave Roberts announced Sunday. Roberts said the procedure will "probably" end Cingrani's season, which never got off to much of a start.
Cingrani, 29, began the campaign on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder impingement after getting shut down during spring training in mid-March. He began a rehab assignment last month, appearing in one game for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga before joining triple-A Oklahoma City. He allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings across seven games for Oklahoma City, but suffered a setback in his final outing May 24.
The Dodgers acquired Cingrani from the Cincinnati Reds at the trade deadline in 2017 and he was a key component in the club's bullpen for its run to Game 7 of the World Series. He landed on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation last May, was activated 10 days later, and was back on the injured list in June. He didn't return and hasn't pitched at the big league level since.
"It's a decision that he and the docs decided was the best course of action for the short term and the long term," Roberts said.
Without Cingrani, the Dodgers have carried Caleb Ferguson, Scott Alexander and Julio Urias as left-handed options in their bullpen most of the season. Ferguson, however, was demoted to triple-A last week, leaving the Dodgers with two left-handers. He's struck out the four batters he's faced in two outings since joining Oklahoma City.
