Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey to undergo surgery – MLB News
The Boston Red Sox new manager Ben Cherington has decided that the team’s pitcher John Lackey will go through surgery on his throwing elbow. Although the date of surgery was not determined, it is eminently clear that the pitcher will have enough time to
prepare himself both physically and mentally for next season.
Ben Cherington who recently assumed charge as the general manager of the Boston Red Sox had his first press conference on Tuesday, October 25 at Fenway Park, giving out details of what the right-hand pitcher will undergo.
Cherington said. "But he knows that he's a much better pitcher than what he showed in 2011, and I believe he's going to be a much better pitcher.”
The Red Sox management has also deliberated upon the name of the specialist who will perform the surgery. The name that has emerged is that of Lewis Yocum. He is the same doctor who had earlier operated on Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Giving a detailed account of what the pitcher will undergo, Cherington referred to the intermittent elbow soreness that Lackey has had. With the consultation that Lackey had with Dr. Yocum all this while, there is now a consensual decision as to how to go
about it.
"[Lackey] had, as most of you know, some intermittent elbow soreness throughout the season," Cherington said. "We decided -- he decided -- it'd be a good idea after this season to get that checked again."
Lackey’s 2011 season remained marred with unexpected and unanticipated controversy. The fact that he recently was accused of drinking beer with three other players during the game came as a shock to the whole team.
Not only that, the whole season was a thorough disappointment for him whereby he had a 6.41 ERA with a 12-12 record in 160 innings that he pitched, giving up no less than 20 home-runs.
It will be interesting to see how quickly Lackey can recover from his surgery and become a productive part of the Red Sox pitching line-up. Only time will tell what impact Lackey will have in the regular season next year for the Red Sox.
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