He underwent rotator cuff surgery and never returned to the majors.

In 1994, he was out of action for much of the year after rotator cuff surgeries.

There was also her rotator cuff surgery in 1996.

He returned to the United States and had successful rotator cuff surgery.

To be sure, I would never call rotator cuff surgery of any kind minor.

He is 3-0 with a 3.00 earned run average since returning from rotator cuff surgery, which kept him out of baseball for a season.

He is a year removed from rotator cuff surgery.

Gooden, who had rotator cuff surgery in 1991, is still a long shot to pitch again before the end of the 1993 season.

But his shoulder bothered him all season, and he had rotator cuff surgery in October.

"At this point in time, I will not have rotator cuff surgery to play one more year of baseball," he said.