Devin Mesoraco’s bizarre season is finally over, as C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that he will undergo hip surgery on June 29 in New York.
Mesoraco has been dealing with a left hip impingement since early April, but the Reds kept him on the active roster as a bench player through late May even though he wasn’t able to catch. You might recall that early questions about his availability caused Reds manager Bryan Price to go on a profanity-laden rant against the media. Mesoraco recently tried to come back as an outfielder, but felt lingering soreness during a minor league rehab assignment and finally decided to shut things down.
Surgery was going to happen at some point anyway, so with the Reds not looking like a contender, it just makes sense to turn the focus toward getting him ready for 2016. Getting it done now gives him a head start to make that happen.