The Oakland Athletics hoped a few days off would be enough for Ben Zobrist to recover from a knee injury he sustained last Sunday. Turns out he'll need a few weeks and surgery to get right.
Zobrist was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with what the team is calling torn cartilage in his left knee and is expected to be out for 4-6 weeks following surgery. He initially hurt his knee sliding into second base last Sunday and didn't start for four games before returning to the lineup Friday night. Unfortunately for the A's the pain persisted and the decision was made to send him to the operating room, though Zobrist is aiming to be back healthy in just over a month:
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