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A’s Sean Murphy has surgery on troublesome left knee

A’s catcher Sean Murphy struggled with knee injuries throughout most of 2019 before his eventual call-up in September. He had two stints on the injured list.

Thursday, Murphy had a successful lateral meniscal debridement procedure on his left knee performed by Dr. Thomas Carter in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Murphy is expected to recover in time for spring training in 2020. It is anticipated that Murphy will be the starting catcher for the A’s for next year and beyond. Murphy played 41 minor league games and played 20 games games (13 starts) upon his call-up to the majors, hitting .