Bautista underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a torn labrum and torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and is expected to be sidelined at least 12 months, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. The Orioles had previously ruled Bautista out for the season with what they referred to as a significant shoulder injury,

Mike Elias’ job this winter just got harder. The Orioles now need a new closer with Félix Bautista projected to miss 12 months.

On consecutive weekends in June, the New York Yankees dropped five of six games to the Boston Red Sox and were in the initial stages of a slide that eventually knocked them out of first place in the American League East.