Brocail Has a Heart Procedure
Reliever Doug Brocail of the San Diego Padres underwent angioplasty Saturday morning at a hospital in Sun City, Ariz.
Brocail, 38, had complained of chest tightness that radiated into both arms and doctors found a 99% blockage of the left anterior descending artery, one of three coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart.
Brocail is expected to remain in the hospital for three or four days and could resume exercising in two weeks.
Brocail pitched for the Texas Rangers last season and was signed as a free agent by the Padres on Dec. 15.
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First baseman Nick Johnson agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract extension to stay with the Washington Nationals through the 2009 season.
Johnson batted .289 with 15 home runs, 35 doubles and 74 runs batted in last season.
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The Kansas City Royals completed a five-year deal with outfielder David DeJesus, locking up one of the cornerstones of the team’s youth movement through 2010.
The Royals also have a club option for 2011. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
DeJesus, 26, batted .293 in 122 games last year, his first full season in the major leagues.
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