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A's prospect Ryan Lasko departs rehabilitation facility
Athletics minor leaguer Ryan Lasko was discharged from a New Jersey rehabilitation facility on Wednesday, more than two months after a violent collision in the outfield left him paralyzed.
Lasko, 24, was playing center field for Double-A Midland against the Frisco RoughRiders on June 30 when he was chasing a sinking fly ball in the gap toward right field. Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor both dove for the ball and crashed into each other at full speed.
Lasko remained on the field for about 10 minutes before he departed on a stretcher. He underwent spinal decompression and stabilization surgery at a hospital in Plano, Texas. He fractured both the C6 and C7 vertebrae.
