Taillon has cancer surgery
Pittsburgh pitcher Jameson Taillon underwent surgery Monday for suspected testicular cancer.
After alerting the team’s medical staff of an abnormality, Taillon, 26, consulted with Dr. John C. Lyne during the weekend. Lyne performed the surgery.
“Today I lost a piece of my ‘manhood,’ ” Taillon said in a statement posted to his Twitter account . “But today I’m feeling like more of a man than I ever have. My journey hasn’t been the smoothest. But it is my journey and I wouldn’t change it for anything.”
The surgery is the latest setback for Taillon, a firstround pick by the Pirates who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014 and had surgery to address a sports hernia in 2015. The right-hander reached the majors in 2016 and is 2-1 with a 3.31 ERA in six starts this season.
“Jameson has again proven to us what a strong person he is by the way in which he has reacted to this development,’’ Pittsburgh general manager Neal Huntington said. “We have told Jameson that our only priority is his health and well-being. His teammates, our coaches, baseball staff and entire organization will support him in his recovery in every possible way, and we will keep him in our thoughts and prayers.” Harvey back Friday: Matt Harvey is to rejoin the Mets’ rotation Friday at Milwaukee after serving a three-day suspension for not coming to at Citi Field for a game Saturday.
New York manager Terry Collins made the announcement a day after the team announced the discipline for the pitcher.
Collins said Harvey will return to the Mets on Tuesday and it is up to the pitcher whether to address teammates as a group or individually. The suspension is costing Harvey $84,016 of his $5,125,000 salary. Collins said he expects Harvey’s agent, Scott Boras, to challenge the discipline.
The Mets promoted left-hander Adam Wilk to start in place of Harvey on Sunday. On Monday, Wilk was designated for assignment to make room for former A’s left-hander Tommy Milone, who was claimed on waivers from the Brewers. Trout MRI ‘normal’: An MRI exam on Mike Trout’s tight left hamstring shows no damage or problems, Angels general manager Billy Eppler says. Trout got the exam after sitting out for the third time in four games Sunday.
The Angels requested the MRI to “have a thumbprint moving forward” on the two-time AL MVP’s leg, Eppler said, and the images came back “clean and normal.” Injury report: The Dodgers place right-hander Brandon McCarthy on the 10-day disabled list because of a dislocated left shoulder . ... The Marlins placed third baseman Martin Prado on the DL with a hamstring strain. He began the season on the DL, joining the team April 17, after suffering a hamstring strain in the World Baseball Classic . ... The Blue Jays put catcher Russell Martin on the DL because of a nerve problem in his left shoulder . ... Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera was out of the lineup against the Giants because of a left thumb injury suffered while diving for a ball Saturday. An MRI exam found no serious damage. ... Boston knuckleballer Steven Wright had seasonending surgery to restore cartilage in his left knee. Transactions: After playing an 18-inning game Sunday in which they used seven pitchers, the Yankees recalled pitcher Chad Green from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and sent utilityman Rob Refsnyder to the minors . ... The Braves acquired utilityman Danny Santana from the Twins for minorleague pitcher Kevin Chapman and also released first basemanRyan Howard, who was hitting .184 at Triple-A . ... The Padres acquired outfielder Matt Szczur from the Cubs for minor-league pitcher Justin Hancock . ... Pitcher Mat Latos, designed for assignment by the Blue Jays, accepted a demotion to Triple-A Buffalo.