Kershaw undergoes shoulder surgery, aims at next summer return

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw underwent left shoulder surgery on Friday and it is expected to be out until next summer.

He shared a social media post, where he wrote the surgery with Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache was to repair the glenohumeral ligaments and his shoulder capsule.

“I am hopeful to return to play at some point next summer,” he wrote. “Thanks for your prayers!”

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Kershaw was sidelined for six weeks by the shoulder injury and it denied him of playing over the final couple months of the season, but both he and the team didn’t share any details about the injury during the season.

Kershaw signed one-year contracts each of the last two years to stay with the Dodgers, where he began his professional career back in 2008 and at the moment he is a free agent.

“I’m not sure how it’s going to look,” Kershaw said about his future plans when the season ended.