Relief pitcher Jim Gott of the Pittsburgh...

Relief pitcher Jim Gott of the Pittsburgh Pirates will be sidelined for at least the rest of the season after arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow also revealed a damaged ligament, an injury that could end his career.

Gott, 29, a right-hander, pitched just two-thirds of an inning this season, giving up one walk and one hit and getting one strikeout, against the Montreal Expos on April 6 before leaving with a sore arm.