Baseball
- Texas Rangers right-hand pitcher Max Scherzer had back surgery, sidelining him until midseason.
- Robert Watkins, MD, operated on Oakland Athletics pitcher Drew Rucinski. Mr. Rucinski had a spinal decompression and L5 to S1 spinal fusion.
- Washington Nationals pitcher Matt Cronin had surgery to repair a herniated disc.
- Jesse Winker, an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, had a cervical disc replacement during the offseason.
- The San Francisco Giants’ Luis González had surgery to repair a disc in his lower back.
Golf
- Professional golfer Will Zalatoris underwent a microdiscectomy on April 8.
Hockey
- Chad Prusmack, MD, performed back surgery on Mark Stone, a winger for the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, on Jan. 31 in Denver.
Football
- Physicians at the University of Louisville (Ky.) Medical Center performed spine surgery on University of Virginia running back Perris Jones after he was injured in the third quarter of a game against Louisville.
Wrestling
- World Wrestling Entertainment star Adam Scherr had a one-level cervical spine fusion.
- World Wrestling Entertainment star Robert Roode had his second spine surgery in a year.
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