▁shoulder ▁stra in . ▁That ▁injury ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁season - ending , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁surg ery ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 ▁on ▁his ▁left ▁shoulder ▁to ▁" expl ore ▁and ▁correct ▁issues " ▁found ▁there . ▁He ▁was ▁hoping ▁to ▁come ▁back ▁in ▁late ▁September , ▁but ▁instead ▁opt ed ▁towards ▁having ▁the ▁surg ery ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁ready ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁spring ▁training . ▁In ▁ 9 ▁starts ▁with ▁Chicago , ▁he ▁went ▁ 3 - 4 ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 7 0 ▁E RA ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁strike outs ▁in ▁ 5 3 . 2 ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁D anks ▁was ▁the ▁winning ▁pitch er ▁during ▁a ▁ 5 - 2 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers . ▁During ▁that ▁game ▁his ▁brother , ▁Jordan ▁D anks , ▁hit ▁a ▁go - a head ▁home ▁run . ▁According ▁to ▁E lias ▁Sports ▁Bureau , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁that ▁a ▁player ▁hom ered ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁pitch ing , ▁when ▁Kansas ▁City ▁catch er ▁Billy ▁Sh ant z ▁hom ered ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁Bobby ▁Sh ant z . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁D anks ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁after ▁struggling ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 . 2 5