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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Chapman To Have Surgery Today




Aroldis Chapman will have surgery today to stabalize the fracture above the left eye according to Reds' team physician Dr. Timothy Kremchek.

Chapman was hit above the left eye by a line drive hit by Salvador Perez in a game with Kansas City at Surprise, Arizona on Wednesday night.

"They are going to stabilize the anterior cable of his frontal sinus around the eyebrow of his left side," Kremchek said. "They will put a plate, maybe a little bone graph."

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Chapman will have the titanium plate in his head the rest of his life.

Chapman suffered a mild concussion.

After the fracture is stabalized with a week or two, he can begin to exercise and start throwing. He can get back to pitching within six to eight weeks.

"The eye is fine," Kremchek said. "You just don't want to get him back to pitching too soon in case he gets hit again."








Posted by Gary Schatz at 1:52 PM

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