SAN DIEGO -- A's third baseman Matt Chapman could pick up a bat on Thursday, so long as his cortisone shot cooperates.
Chapman, placed on the disabled list last week with a right thumb contusion, went through a series of tests under the watch of Dr. Steven Shin at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles on Monday. The results were similar to those discovered by Shin upon Chapman's visit during Spring Training.
Neurology expert Dr. Vernon B. Williams also examined Chapman to rule out nerve damage.