Former Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks will receive $5.1 million in an out-of-court settlement to resolve a medical malpractice lawsuit against Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr. Kirkham Wood, per Jonathan Saltzman of the Boston Globe.
Dr. Wood performed spinal decompression surgery on Jenks in December 2011. However, Saltzman reported that Dr. Wood operated on Jenks while overseeing another procedure at the same time. The practice is known as "concurrent surgery."
Jenks suffered complications after the surgery and never pitched in the big leagues again.