FRISCO, Texas — Athletics imaginable Ryan Lasko, who broke his backmost successful a frightening collision with a insignificant league teammate Tuesday, posted connected societal media Thursday helium faces a “lengthy” betterment but hopes to instrumentality to baseball.
Lasko had country Tuesday night, a spinal decompression and stabilization process astatine Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano to code a fractured C6-C7 vertebra. The outfielder was successful unchangeable information Wednesday, according to the A’s.
Lasko collided with Double-A Midland teammate Devin Taylor during a crippled successful Frisco, Texas. Both dove for a flyball, and Lasko remained motionless connected the tract aft the play.
“I’d similar to convey everyone for the good wishes & prayers,” Lasko posted. “I genuinely consciousness truthful loved and appreciated by everyone that has reached out. I americium doing good and connected the roadworthy to recovery. This is going to beryllium a lengthy process but I anticipation to beryllium capable to get backmost to doing what I love.”
A’s subordinate improvement manager Ed Sprague traveled to Frisco, and counseling was offered to players.
The 24-year-old Lasko was selected by the Athletics successful the 2nd circular of the 2023 amateur draught from Rutgers. He was batting .209 with six homers, 34 RBIs and a .635 OPS for Midland this season.
Lasko appeared successful 13 games astatine Triple-A Las Vegas past year. He besides played 21 games successful the Arizona Fall League for promising prospects, batting .357 with 9 stolen bases.
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