ARLINGTON -- Rangers pitcher Matt Bush underwent surgery on his right shoulder last Thursday, the club has revealed.
The 31-year-old underwent a procedure described as an an arthroscopic acromioclavicular (AC) joint resection in his right shoulder. It involves removing a segment of bone at the end of his clavicle to relieve the pain in his AC joint.
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The procedure was done by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. Bush is expected to be ready by Spring Training.
Bush was bothered by the shoulder for much of season and had a pain-relieving injection on April 12. He did not go on the disabled list because of the shoulder but was sidelined from Aug. 21 to Sept. 9 with a sprained right knee.
Bush, in his second season, ended up pitching in 57 games and was 3-4 with a 3.78 ERA. He had 58 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings, a 1.45 WHIP and 10 saves.