Rivera Has Surgery

From the NY Daily News:

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera had surgery Tuesday on his right shoulder and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month ahead of spring training.

Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek operated at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Altchek also operated on catcher Jorge Posada's shoulder last summer.

Altchek shaved a calcified joint on the top of Rivera's shoulder. The alternative was to treat the calcification that caused irritation on top of Rivera's right AC joint with cortisone shots. In that scenario there would have been no guarantee that the problem that has invaded his shoulder throughout the past two seasons wouldn't return.

It appears that everything went well, and Mo should be ready for spring training in February. I find it amazing that he had one of, if not the best season of his career at 38 years old, and did it all with pain in his shoulder. Mo is one of a kind.