Scott Elbert’s season is over.

Pitcher Scott Elbert underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow at Kerlan Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles today, the Dodgers announced. Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the 30-minute surgery.

The surgery went as planned with a clean out of scar tissue in the back of the elbow. Elbert will begin rehabilitation at Camelback Ranch and can start throwing in 6 to 8 weeks.

Elbert went 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA in 43 games (32.2 innings) out of the Dodgers’ bullpen. He only pitched in four games after July 25 because of injuries. Interestingly, he had better numbers against right-handers (.170/.259/.255) than left-handers (.271/.342/.386). Maybe next season the 27-year-old can move out of the left-handed specialist role that has defined his major-league career to this point.

Elbert’s contract expires after the season, but he isn’t eligible for arbitration until 2014.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.