Two years removed from emergency surgery to repair a cavernous malformation in his brain, Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland was aiming to get into a minor league game before the end of the season. However, any such plans have been put on hold, as the Red Sox announced this evening that the 21-year-old required a second surgery due to a complication.
Boston Red Sox minor league outfielder Ryan Westmoreland today underwent surgery for a complication of a cavernous malformation in his brain. According to the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, the surgery was a success and Ryan is doing well in recovery. Dr. Robert Spetzler performed the procedure. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Ben Cherington.
Westmoreland was recently interviewed by NESN and acknowledged that he was still working through some complications, including a sensation in his right hand and issues with balance. Discussing the outlook for his baseball career is pretty trivial at a time like this, so the important part is that the surgery was a success and that he’s doing well.
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- ras1tafari - Jul 13, 2012 at 9:26 PM
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Thoughts and prayers to Ryan and his family.
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- hammyofdoom - Jul 14, 2012 at 10:06 AM
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Ya know, fuck who ever gave this a thumbs down.
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- deepstblu - Jul 13, 2012 at 10:54 PM
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Imagine being 21 and having to deal with this. Sometimes an unreasonable level of courage is your only option in this world.
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- randygnyc - Jul 13, 2012 at 11:37 PM
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Hope he has a full recovery and is able to lead a healthy and happy life.
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- badintent - Jul 14, 2012 at 1:48 AM
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Yankee Nation’s prayers are with him and his family for a quick and 100 % successful recovery.WE hope that he can have a long and happy life doing what ever he wants to.God speed.
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- aceshigh11 - Jul 14, 2012 at 2:46 AM
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A sincere thanks for the civil responses, Yankees fans. NY and Boston fans may fight and bicker endlessly about baseball, but we’re all humans first.
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- pisano - Jul 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM
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aces…. I agree with you 100%, God bless him and keep him well, we all hope for a speedy and full recovery for him.
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- aceshigh11 - Jul 14, 2012 at 2:45 AM
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My thoughts go out to him and his family.
It seems like people associated with the Red Sox tend to have bad things happen to them. I don’t believe in curses or nonsense like that, but it’s quite odd how Boston seems to be continually dealing with various tragedies of one kind or another.
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- sdsockers - Jul 14, 2012 at 4:34 AM
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I didn’t even realize he was a Red Sox player. All I saw was a 21-yr old kid that needs a second brain surgery. Unfortunately, I CAN relate to what his parents must be feeling, and I wish Ryan and his family all the luck in the world.
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- theskinsman - Jul 14, 2012 at 4:37 AM
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Poor kid…may he live a long healthy life.Hope this is the last trouble he faces for many years.
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- trapper17 - Jul 14, 2012 at 9:35 AM
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All baseball stuff aside he is a very young man with a serious condition we just hope that he can live and function to have a very happy and normal life. . Our prayers go out to Ryan and his family get well soon Ryan
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- drewsylvania - Jul 14, 2012 at 9:57 AM
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It has to be hard to be a young up-and-comer only to have your health derail the whole thing, potentially forever.
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- ermur22 - Jul 14, 2012 at 4:37 PM
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Cavernous malformation?…..What the hell is that??
