ANAHEIM >> Logan O’Hoppe will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, a potentially devastating blow to the Angels and their 23-year-old catcher who was off to a hot start in his rookie season.

Manager Phil Nevin said O’Hoppe will need 4 to 6 months to recover, making the earliest he could return in late August — if he returns this season at all.

“I know it puts the rest of the season in jeopardy, but I know he’ll work his tail off to get back,” Nevin said.

Surgery was the worst-case recommendation after O’Hoppe hurt his left shoulder twice in the last week. Thursday in New York, he said he felt a “pop” on a swing in the ninth inning of the Angels’ loss to the Yankees. Monday in Boston, injured the same shoulder on a swing in the first inning but remained in the game.

In between the two injuries, O’Hoppe appeared in all three games without incident.

“It’s a tough pill to swallow,” he said. “You do everything in your power that it doesn’t happen. One thing I have to tell myself the past couple days is that sitting around and feeling sorry for myself isn’t going to help any situation. I look at it like a challenge.”

O’Hoppe shed tears after the second injury, but was still surprised to learn he needed surgery. He said he never suffered a left shoulder injury prior to this week.

In 16 games this season, O’Hoppe had a .283 batting average, .339 on-base percentage and .547 slugging percentage, to go with four homers and 13 RBIs. He had drawn the lion’s share of the starts at catcher with incumbent Max Stassi on the injured list with a left hip strain.

O’Hoppe had also earned the respect of the Angels’ pitching staff in short order. He played only 29 games at Double-A after the Angels acquired him in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies last August for outfielder Brandon Marsh, then made his major league debut.

Angels general manager Perry Minasian gave a vote of confidence to left-handed hitting Matt Thaiss and right-handed hitting Chad Wallach as the major-league catching tandem going forward. Nevin said there is no starter and backup between them; the matchup will dictate who catches that day.

Thaiss is a career .200 hitter with 12 home runs in 260 at-bats, all with the Angels, from 2019-23. Wallach is a career .199 hitter with five home runs in 246 plate appearances with the Reds, Marlins and Angels from 2017-23. Both spent more time at Triple-A than the majors last season.

“Obviously Matt being fairly young (27), I think we’re seeing him develop on a day-to-day basis,” Minasian said. “Chad’s been there and done that, obviously a veteran catcher who’s caught playoff games and can handle a pitching staff. We like where we’re currently at.”

The date and location of O’Hoppe’s surgery has not been announced. He remains on the 10-day injured list for now.

The Angels are fairly thin on organizational catching depth overall, but Minasian said he had no plans to add to the roster in the wake of O’Hoppe’s injury. Perhaps the next logical step is determining whether the Angels will get O’Hoppe back this year or next.

Reflecting on his disappointment, the catcher said, “it’s like you wait your whole life to get here, you get a taste at the end of last year, then you work even harder, and then you get a taste of hopefully what the whole year has in store.”