# BOSTON -- Curt Schilling could be throwing off a mound by January after having shoulder surgery Monday that keeps him on target to pitch by the middle of next season if he decides to return.
# The Red Sox's former ace had his right biceps tendon and labrum repaired and there was no meaningful rotator cuff problem as feared, Dr. Craig Morgan told The Associated Press after completing the operation in Wilmington, Del. - MLB.COM
BOSTON -- Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling announced in a radio interview on Friday morning that he will have shoulder surgery on Monday, and thus, won't have a 2008 season. -mlb.com
CINCINNATI -- After throwing 78 pitches in his second and final bullpen session on Friday at Great American Ball Park, Daisuke Matsuzaka has been cleared for a rehab start next week, with a chance to return to the Red Sox's rotation on June 21 at Fenway Park against St. Louis.