re: UCLA Pitcher Thatcher Hurd commits to LSU

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Yes. They're called spinal fusions. Very likely he would be saying goodbye to his MLB career if he did that don't you think? How many MLB pitchers out there have had lumbar spinal fusions and continued with a career?

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Or he could just have a pars repair since he’s still young with pedicle screws purely at that level instead of a multi-level fusion to preserve his true anatomy….