Alex Rodriguez will be on Monday at an arthroscopic surgery on his hip, but is expected to return to play with the New York Yankees during the regular season after a recovery would take six to nine weeks. Rodriguez suffered a tear of the labrum and a cyst in the right hip. The cyst was drained on Wednesday, and Friday toletero was submitted to new tests to measure the strength and flexibility of the hip.
The diagnosis of Dr. Marc Philippon, who served in the state of Colorado, was another blow to Rodriguez in a tumultuous period of one month in which the three times winner of the MVP confessed to having used steroids from 2001-03, when played with the Rangers in Texas.
Philippon participated in a teleconference with the Yankees manager Brian Cashman. Philippon, a renowned specialist, will be responsible for the operation.
Philippon expressed hope that an estimated 85-90%, Rodriguez can play in the regular season.
I am fully convinced that this well and will enable Alex to return to play, Philippon said. We had very good success with this procedure. In the short term, we feel that the risk is limited and could return to the labrum tear in a period of six to seven months.
The Yankees had expressed hope that their third baseman could see action, without need for surgery, with a recovery period of rest and rehabilitation. This surgery does not completely heal the hip. Further surgery entailed an absence of three to four months.
The operation now will be to repair the tear of the labrum and shorten their rehabilitation, said Cashman. Then at the end of the season, will operate as needed.
Rodriguez is in the second season of his contract by 10 years and $ 275 million, which should have strongly influenced the final decision. His physical condition prevented him from going to the World Baseball Classic, which was scheduled to play with the Dominican Republic.
Philippon attributed to stress at tear of the hip rotation that causes Rodriguez, whom he described with a very strong hitter.
Because all the results, analysis and response to Alex, I believe that the best thing for him is the labrum surgery, removing part of the impact area and then stabilize the labrum, he said. The aim is to enable Alex to recover quickly from a safe manner.
Rodriguez will soon be staying in Colorado.
Alex will be with us during the first few weeks, Philippon said. The main objective is a rapid rehabilitation ... We will discuss with Alex twice a day.
Rodriguez could swing a bat with seven days after the operation.
On Thursday, the player's brother, Joe Dunand, had to operate and that recovery would take 10 weeks. The same day, however, Cashman indicated that he would try to avoid the operation.
