The trade of Josh Reddick to Oakland opened up significant playing time in right field for the Red Sox. One logical solution would be Ryan Kalish, the athletic 23-year-old who performed well in 2010 before being sidelined for nearly all of the 2011 season with injuries.
But in an interview with the Globe this afternoon, Kalish revealed that in addition to the surgery he had on his neck in September, he also had surgery on his left shoulder on Nov. 8 to repair a torn labrum.
That surgery, done by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles, requires a lengthy rehabilitation process and Kalish does not expect to be ready for spring training or the start the season.
"It's not the easiest rehab in the world and we're only a few weeks into it," Kalish said. "I'm working to get my range of motion back and we'll go from there. Nobody has told me a timetable, but I know it will be a while."
Adrian Gonzalez had labrum surgery on Oct. 20, 2010 and did not appear in a spring training game until March 12. Gonzalez had surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, however. For Kalish, the rehab will take longer because he throws with his left hand and is an outfielder.
An approximate timetable for Kalish to return is sometime May or June.
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