Dodgers News: Julio Urias to Undergo Shoulder Surgery

The news has just broke out that Julio Urias is going to have surgery on his injured left shoulder.

It was reported that there were growing concerns inside of the organization due to the fact that the diagnosed minor injury was not healing as it should.

Urias was sent back to Los Angeles to see Dr. Neal El Attrache and it looks as though he found some that the previous doctor did not.

Julio Urías will have left anterior capsule surgery Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Neal El Attrache.

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 23, 2017

According to Andy McCullough of the LA Times, this is the same surgery that ended Johan Santana’s Major League career as an ace.

Anterior capsule surgery effectively ended Johan Santana's career as an ace. Chris Young came back from it.

— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) June 23, 2017

Julio Urias, at just 20 years old will have plenty of time to get back to what was expected of him, but it is up in the air now as to whether or not he will ever be the same.

According to Andrew Friedman, the injury happened on a single pitch instead of wear and tear so it could be an easier recovery for Urias than it would be for a player with thousands more pitches under their belt.

#Dodgers Andrew Friedman says Urias injury is "acute" meaning it happened on one pitch, not wear and tear. Makes it "easier" to repair

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) June 23, 2017

This injury should sideline him for the rest of the 2017 season and possibly a portion of 2018.

Andrew Friedman said Urias will need 12-14 months to rehab. He said it was realistic to see Urias pitch in 2018.

— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) June 23, 2017