ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -Tampa Bay’s Akinori Iwamura could be back on the field a lot sooner than expected after undergoing surgery for a knee injury that was not as severe as the Rays initially suspected.
The second baseman only had a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and had an arthroscopic procedure performed Monday instead of reconstructive surgery that would have sidelined him the rest of the season.
Instead, Iwamura could return in six to eight weeks.
The former star in Japan’s Central League was injured in a collision at second base with Florida’s Chris Coghlan on May 24. Team orthopedist Dr. Koco Eaton also repaired the torn medial meniscus in the knee.
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