If Pablo Sandoval is going to win back his job with the Boston Red Sox, it won't be until at least next season.
Sandoval will undergo surgery on his left shoulder this week, the team announced Monday after the third baseman received a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Florida.
Red Sox officials deferred additional comment until after Andrews performs the procedure and declined to offer an updated diagnosis of an injury that had previously been classified as a "strain" or a timetable for Sandoval's recovery. A source told ESPN's Marly Rivera that Sandoval is expected to miss the rest of this season.
"We will have a more definitive explanation after the surgery," Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said via text message when asked about the diagnosis.
The announcement that Sandoval will have surgery is the latest twist in a bizarre saga surrounding the 29-year-old, who signed a five-year, $95 million contract with the Red Sox in November 2014, one month after winning his third World Series in five years with the San Francisco Giants.
Pablo Sandoval to miss rest of year after shoulder surgery
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