Baltimore Orioles closer Félix Bautista is expected to miss at least a year of action after undergoing surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff and torn labrum.

Bautista, 30, was placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder discomfort on July 24. The Orioles were employing a closer-by-committee approach during his absence.

This is not the first time Bautista has missed a significant amount of time due to injury. He was held out the entire 2024 season after undergoing ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction on his right elbow in August 2023.

Through three seasons, Bautista has 67 saves, a 2.01 earned run average and 248 strikeouts in 156 appearances. He was voted to the All-Star Game and named American League Reliever of the Year in 2023.

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