NAMES IN THE NEWS : Yankees’ Perez Has Surgery
SEATTLE — New York Yankees right-hander Pascual Perez underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery Thursday, and several problems were addressed, including a partially torn rotator cuff.
Rotator cuff injuries are almost always serious and can be career-threatening, but General Manager Pete Peterson expressed optimism after Perez’s operation.
“The prognosis looks good for spring training and a full recovery,†Peterson said. “The doctor (James Andrews) said he’s done some like this one before and had success with it. I got the feeling it wasn’t a very serious problem with the rotator cuff.â€
According to the Yankees, Andrews shaved down a partially worn rotator cuff in addition to repairing a partially torn labrum (the shoulder’s lining) and removing a bone spur from the back of the shoulder.
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