{"id":28669,"date":"2020-02-05T17:01:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T22:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=28669"},"modified":"2020-02-05T20:08:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T01:08:40","slug":"james-paxton-miss-months-following-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/02\/05\/james-paxton-miss-months-following-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"James Paxton to Miss Three To Four Months Following Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees<\/a> announced Wednesday afternoon that left-handed pitcher James Paxton<\/a><\/strong> has undergone back surgery. The operation was completed by Dr. Andrew Dossett in Dallas, Texas, and it is expected to sideline Paxton for three to four months. Paxton, 31, is coming off of a season in which he went 15-6 with a 3.86 ERA in 150.1 innings pitched.<\/p>\n

Removing a peridiscal cyst from Paxton’s lumbar region was the cause of the surgery. While these types of cysts<\/a> are rare, they are usually found within young adults. The cyst itself is a lesion of the spine that, when present, communicates with the inter-vertebral discs through annular fissure<\/p>\n

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Earlier today, LHP James Paxton underwent a microscopic lumbar discectomy with removal of a peridiscal cyst. The surgery was performed by Dr. Andrew Dossett in Dallas, Texas. His approximate timeline to return to Major League action is 3-4 months.<\/p>\n

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) February 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n