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Mesoraco expects to be fully healthy by spring
- Updated: August 4, 2016
CINCINNATI — Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco is optimistic that come next Spring Training he’ll be better than ever. After three major surgeries in 13 months, at least he knows what to expect when it comes to the rehab process.
Mesoraco spoke with reporters Wednesday as he and a single crutch sat at his locker in the Reds’ clubhouse inside Great American Ball Park.
He underwent surgery on June 29, 2015, to correct an impingement in his left hip. This season ended for him after just 16 games due to a torn labrum in his right shoulder that required surgery. Following that surgery, both Reds team medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek and Dr. Bryan Kelly, who performed the surgery on Mesoraco’s left hip last year, recommended he have a similar preventative procedure performed on his right hip.
“In theory, I’m going to have more range of motion than I ever had, and it will sync up on both sides,” said Mesoraco. “It’ll be the same. I should be able to get into a better position than what I ever have, just because I’ll have better range of motion. But, that’s theory.”
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