"After weighing the opinions of three orthopedic specialists, Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb will not undergo surgery on his balky right shoulder.

Surgery to repair his labrum was recommended by Diamondbacks team physician Dr. Michael Lee last week, but all three doctors Webb visited in the past several days told him a procedure is not needed.

"We never arrived at that decision, and we still haven't," Diamondbacks General Manager Josh Byrnes said. "At this point, I think it's beneficial he was able to get so many opinions and we were able to put our heads together and decide this was the best course of action."

Webb did not return a call seeking comment. His agent, Jonathan Maurer, did not respond to multiple messages.

Manager A.J. Hinch said doctors are calling Webb's injury an internal impingement in the shoulder. "