BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Giants’ Rogers Has Surgery for Clot

San Francisco Giant reliever Kevin Rogers was recovering Thursday from surgery on a clotted shoulder artery, a dangerous condition that has affected other hard-throwing pitchers and in 1980 ended the career of J.R. Richard.

On Wednesday, doctors at Stanford University Hospital tied off a blocked artery in Rogers’ left shoulder, an operation that will keep him out of action for several weeks and could sidetrack his career.

The surgery came six days after tests determined that the coldness and numbness Rogers felt in his throwing arm and fingers were caused by a blood clot in a small artery in his shoulder.

Rogers, 25, is expected to recover in three weeks, but his return to baseball will depend on how quickly his circulation improves.

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Florida Marlin reliever Jeremy Hernandez, who has been filling in for injured closer Bryan Harvey, has a bulging disk in his neck that will require season-ending surgery.

The Marlins called up former Angel Willie Fraser.