BALTIMORE — Orioles closer Félix Bautista has had another major operation, this time to repair a torn rotator cuff and torn labrum.

The team says Bautista had surgery Tuesday with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles. The development comes just over a week after interim manager Tony Mansolino announced the 6-foot-8 right-hander would miss the rest of the season because of a “significant” shoulder injury.

Bautista is likely to miss most of next season too, part of a string of health issues that have limited him since he made the All-Star team in 2023.

Bautista was one of the most imposing relievers in baseball that year, posting 33 saves and a 1.48 ERA. But he missed the last month of that season, plus the playoffs, because of a right UCL injury. After Tommy John surgery, he was out for al

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