News: The Sports Xchange reports Los Angeles Angels SP Kelvim Escobar joined his teammates at Yankee Stadium Friday with his right arm in a sling. Escobar had surgery to repair the posterior labrum in his pitching shoulder Tuesday in New York and will fly back to California with the team on Sunday night. He is scheduled to meet with the Angels' medical staff there next week and map out a plan for his recovery. But Escobar said it was "good news" when Mets team physician Dr. David Altchek gave him the post-surgery recap on Tuesday. Altchek stabilized Escobar's labrum and repaired the tear. But "everything else was good -- he didn't have to touch my rotator cuff," Escobar said. "I was anxious," Escobar said. "They don't tell you until after what they had to do. I wanted to find out how it went. There was a lot of anticipation because they don't tell you until after what they had to do. "I saw my doctor with a big smile and he told me, 'You're going to be fine. It went very well. It wasn't that bad.'"
Analysis: The prognosis is for a nine- to 12-month recovery, putting Escobar back on the field some time around the 2009 All-Star break. But Escobar is optimistic that his work ethic will allow him to shorten that recovery time. "I think it can be less than a year," he said. "All the work I did before the surgery helped. We'll see.
Kelvim Escobar is hoping to be ready for the start of 2009 after shoulder surgery earlier this week. Escobar is optimistic because the surgeon never needed to touch his rotator cuff. Escobar said Dt. David Altchek told him his labrum was out of place and slipping around in the shoulder joint. He used staples to stabilize the labrum and repair the slight tear in the back of the shoulder.Source: Los Angeles Daily News
Bill Plunkett, of The Orange County Register, reports Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Kelvim Escobar (shoulder) said he hopes to return from his rehab in less than a year. He will be in a sling for three to four weeks and is scheduled to meet with the team's medical staff next week to determine the schedule of his recovery.
Lyle Spencer, of MLB.com, reports Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Kelvim Escobar (shoulder) underwent right shoulder surgery Tuesday, July 29. Escobar was pleased with the surgery and will return to Southern California next week.
Escobar decided to have surgery on his torn labrum July 12, but the date of the surgery wasn't announced until Monday. It's unclear whether he'll return in time for Spring Training in 2009.
Status: D.L.. Out for the season
Kelvim Escobar is hoping to be ready for the start of 2009 after shoulder surgery earlier this week. Escobar is optimistic because the surgeon never needed to touch his rotator cuff. Escobar said Dt. David Altchek told him his labrum was out of place and slipping around in the shoulder joint. He used staples to stabilize the labrum and repair the slight tear in the back of the shoulder.
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