A’s rising star third baseman Matt Chapman, who battled nagging hand discomfort during the season, had surgery on his left thumb, the team announced Thursday.
Chapman underwent a successful surgery on his left thumb on Tuesday as Dr. Steven Shin performed an ulnar-sided sesamoid bone excision along the thumb at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.
The A’s said Shin was pleased with the surgery and said Chapman should make a full recovery before spring training begins. They’re confident the procedure will alleviate the wrist and hand issues that landed Chapman on the disabled list for more than two weeks in June.