Reds' Marshall to have season-ending surgery

Reds left-handed reliever Sean Marshall will have season-ending surgery to repair the torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder, the team announced Saturday.

New York Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek will perform the procedure, the Reds said. Marshall also underwent season-ending shoulder surgery last June.

Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said Mets doctor Altchek was selected because of his extensive background with shoulder issues. In fact, Reds medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek endorsed Altchek to do the surgery.

"(Altchek) is more experienced in that type of surgery," Jocketty said. "Dr. Kremchek has not done one before, and that is who Dr. Kremchek recommended."

Kremchek will assist on the surgery in New York.

Marshall, 32, has missed most of the 2013-15 seasons with shoulder problems. He appeared in just 16 games in 2013, 15 games in 2014 and none this year.

"I feel bad for Sean," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He's worked so hard to work his way to try to work his way through this recurring shoulder issue. It's been a challenge for some time now."

Price labeled it as "more than just a setback," not only in the pitching department but from a leadership standpoint in the bullpen.

"It's a huge blow," Price said. "We're a way better team with a healthy Sean Marshall. We can lock down some games with Sean Marshall on our club, but you know, we don't have him. We'll endure it and move forward and hope the surgery goes well, and look to the future and hopefully have him back in the big leagues at some point."

Did Marshall do anything recently to aggravate the shoulder?

"No, I guess it's kind of like the whole thing with Homer (Bailey)," Price said. "You're doing everything you're supposed to do in rehab, so you would never suspect that an injury could happen. In Sean's case, he was doing a shoulder rehab after surgery and injured the shoulder again. They were both following very precise protocols. Neither guy was rushed, so it's impossible to explain.

"You hate to say that's baseball because that's pretty callous, but you can't put a finger on why it would happen. It just did."

The 6-foot-7, 224-pound Marshall was acquired by the Reds in exchange for LHP Travis Wood, OF Dave Sappelt and minor league IF Ronald Torreyes on Dec. 23, 2011. In 2012, he helped the Reds win the NL Central title with a 5-5 record, 2.51 ERA and nine saves in 73 appearances.

Marshall in 2012 signed a three-year contract extension through the 2015 season, according to the Reds media guide. The deal pays Marshall $16.5 million, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts. That includes $6.5 million this year.

From 2010-12, Marshall led Major League Baseball with 231 pitching appearances.

Marshall has a career record of 37-46 with a 3.86 ERA and 16 saves.