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Hochevar faced with thoracic outlet syndrome
- Updated: July 30, 2016
ARLINGTON — Right-hander Luke Hochevar, an important piece to the Royals’ bullpen, likely has thrown his final pitch of the season.
Hochevar was diagnosed on Friday with thoracic outlet syndrome, a condition that compresses blood flow in the upper body, by Dallas specialist Dr. Gregory Pearl.
Dr. Pearl recommended surgery, which would end Hochevar’s season. Hochevar is scheduled to fly back to Kansas City on Saturday and get a second opinion from another specialist, Dr. Robert Thompson, in St. Louis on Monday.
If Hochevar has surgery, which seems likely, it would be performed by Dr. Thompson, Hochevar said.
“This is the worst-case scenario,” Hochevar said. “It’s definitely tough. The timing isn’t good. It’s nothing you ever want to find out or go through. But in the same sense, you’ve just got to get it taken care of.”
The news is another setback for the defending World Series champions, who have been ravaged by injuries and are fading from postseason …
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