Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum has hip surgery
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum had surgery on his left hip Thursday and will need five months of rehab to be ready for the 2016 season.
The operation on the two-time National League Cy Young Award winner was performed in Vail, Colo., by Dr. Marc Philippon. Before the Giants began a series with the Colorado Rockies, Giants trainer Dave Groeschner said Philippon “was pretty confident” Lincecum will be ale to pitch next season.
Groeschner said Philippon repaired Lincecum’s torn left hip labrum during the arthroscopic procedure and addressed a hip impingement or bone buildup that had occurred over time and was the biggest source of discomfort for the pitcher.
Lincecum, 31, went 7-4 with a 4.13 ERA in 76 1/3 innings this season in 15 starts, the last on June 27.
ESPN keeping Curt Schilling off the air
ESPN says commentator Curt Schilling won’t appear on the air for the next month in the wake of his retweeting a post last month that compared Muslims and Nazi-era Germans.
ESPN said Thursday that Schilling won’t be on telecasts for the rest of the regular season or the American League wild-card game on Oct. 6.
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