Chicago White Sox hurler Jake Peavy has had surgery to repair a detached muscle in his right shoulder and will miss the rest of the Major League Baseball season, the team has said.
Doctors said the surgery revealed little or no muscle damage, and a statement from the White Sox called the operation a success.
Peavy, the 2007 National League Cy Young Award winner, was hurt early in Chicago's victory over the Los Angeles Angels on July 6.
With two outs in the second inning, Peavy pitched to Mike Napoli and then jumped off the mound and raised his right arm before walking straight to the dugout.
Peavy was 7-6 with a 4.63 ERA in 17 starts this season after being acquired by Chicago from San Diego at last year's trade deadline.
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