Randy Johnson will have season-ending back surgery and intends to be back for the Diamondbacks at spring training next year.
"I have no intention at this time of retiring," he said at a news conference Friday. "I'll cross the bridge of surgery and be willing to go through the process of rehabilitation again because I know I can still pitch. And I love pitching. It's what I've been doing since I was 7 years old."
It marks the second year in a row that the Big Unit will have an operation on his troublesome back. It will be the third back operation of his career.
Big Unit To Have Back Surgery, Intends To Be Ready For Spring Training