Baseball notebook: Webb done for season

Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb had shoulder surgery Monday, putting an end to a difficult season for the usually durable right-hander.

Arizona was expected to be a playoff contender this year with Webb and Dan Haren at the front of its rotation. But Webb never pitched again after a no-decision against Colorado on opening day and the Diamondbacks quickly fell off the pace in the N.L. West.

Until this season, Webb had made only one trip to the DL as a major leaguer, missing 15 days with right elbow tendinitis in 2003. The 30-year-old former Cy Young winner pitched more than 200 innings every season from 2004-2008.

Manager A.J. Hinch said he heard the surgery by Texas Rangers physician Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, went well.

Hinch said Webb should be able to play catch in three to four months. Webb’s agent, Jonathan Maurer, said in a text message that the 2006 N.L. Cy Young Award winner will start throwing in October.

Webb decided against having surgery last month after meeting with several doctors, choosing a more conservative approach. At the time, he expressed hope he would pitch again this season.

Dodgers bring back Manny bobbleheads

Those bobblehead dolls featuring Manny Ramirez are getting a curtain call at Dodger Stadium.

The Los Angeles Dodgers said that the first 50,000 fans attending the Sept. 16 against Pittsburgh would get the bobbleheads. This rendition will feature Ramirez tipping his hat to the crowd — the pose he struck after his pinch-hit grand slam on July 22. Ramirez hit the slam on his own bobblehead night.

Clearing the bases

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez is expected to miss the rest of this season and the first half of next year, too, after having reconstructive elbow surgery to replace a torn ligament and repair other damage in his right elbow. … New York Mets All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltran shagged fly balls for the first time since going on the disabled list with a bruised right knee, part of another encouraging day for the injury-riddled New York Mets. … Mets reliever Billy Wagner, out all season following elbow ligament replacement surgery, worked another perfect inning in his second minor league rehab appearance. … Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado took batting practice on the field for the first time since hip surgery.