The Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that pitcher Charlie Morton underwent surgery today to repair the labrum in his right hip. The surgery was performed by Dr. Thomas Byrd in Nashville, TN. The estimated recovery time for this particular procedure in 6-8 months, which puts Morton’s return if all goes well right around Opening Day, but the more likely return date would be a month or two into the season because he would be behind in his off-season preparation.
Morton finished the year with a 3.72 ERA in 157.1 innings over 26 starts. He was recently placed on the 60-day disabled list when the Pirates picked up Chaz Roe off waivers.