PITTSBURGH -- Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove underwent abdominal surgery Friday, the club announced.
Musgrove was shut down in late September due to an abdominal wall muscle strain and a stress reaction on the front of his pelvic bone. The Pirates initially said that Musgrove's injuries would be treated with six weeks of "relative rest," but Musgrove left open the possibility that surgery would be required. Musgrove's recent reexaminations revealed "less than the desired amount of clinical healing," according to a statement released by the club.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Craig Smith in Los Angeles to repair Musgrove's abdominal wall and help heal his stress reaction.