Triggs to undergo thoracic outlet surgery

OAKLAND -- A's right-hander Andrew Triggs, who has been absent from the rotation after being injured for much of the season, will undergo thoracic outlet surgery next week.

Though the procedure offers clarity for Triggs, who couldn't get rid of nerve irritation in his pitching arm, the outcome isn't necessarily favorable. Thoracic outlet syndrome has ended some careers.

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However, it's also saved some, and Triggs is no stranger to a comeback trail. His career has been emaciated by injuries, which have limited the 29-year-old to 45 appearances (27 starts) in the Majors over three seasons, all with Oakland.

The A's hoped Triggs would build off of a promising 2017, in which…