The Los Angeles Angels could also be with out their beginning shortstop to start the 2025 season. Zach Neto had surgical procedure to restore his proper shoulder this previous Wednesday, the staff introduced Friday. GM Perry Minasian didn’t reveal the precise nature of the harm or what was repaired, although he did verify Neto’s restoration may prolong into the 2025 common season.
“He had a surgical procedure a pair days in the past and I am not one for time frames, however he may miss the beginning of the season,” Minasian stated (by way of MLB.com). “We’ll see the place that goes. However he did have the surgical procedure on the shoulder. I am unable to get into particulars. However he’ll miss a while. And the way a lot time, we’ll see.”
Neto suffered the harm sliding into second base on a stolen base try on Sept. 26, within the staff’s 159th recreation of the season. He was hopeful he may rehab the harm and keep away from surgical procedure, however when his shoulder did not reply nicely sufficient to therapy, Neto went forward and had the process. This is the harm:
“You focus on it with the participant and the rehab route was the route that was chosen,” Minasian stated (by way of MLB.com). “That is one thing that we talked about. As that course of went alongside, he nonetheless felt it. It was one thing we felt like, let’s bounce forward of it and let’s make sure that. He is clearly very essential to us. So he’ll have the surgical procedure and we’ll see when he comes again.”
Neto, 24 in January, was one of many vibrant spots on an in any other case wretched Angels staff in 2024. He slashed .249/.318/.443 with 23 residence runs and 30 stolen bases and led the staff with 5.1 WAR. The Angels chosen Neto because the No. 13 decide within the 2022 draft, and he reached the large leagues in April 2023. He is been a mainstay since.
Ought to Neto miss time subsequent yr, the Angels may plug tremendous utility man Luis Rengifo in at quick, or Scott Kingery. The Angels picked up Kingery in a minor commerce with the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this month. The previous high prospect hit 25 residence runs in Triple-A this previous season and was added to the 40-man roster earlier this week.
The Angels went 63-99 in 2024, their first yr post-Shohei Ohtani. That’s the most losses and worst profitable share (.389) in franchise historical past. Regardless of that, Minasian was given a contract extension in August.
