Here are five things to know.
1. After consulting with the Pirate’s medical staff, Mr. Nava went to Dr. Yeung for a second opinion.
2. Dr. Yeung is an orthopedic surgeon at Desert Institute for Spine Care in Phoenix.
3. He performed a microdiscectomy on the baseball player.
4. Dr. Yeung completed two spine fellowships at Los Angeles-based USC Center for Orthopaedic Spine Surgery and Los Angeles Spine Surgery Institute.
5. Mr. Nava will likely be out of the game for 10 to 12 weeks.
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