Robert Thompson, MD, will perform should surgery on Boston Red Sox Pitcher Tyler Thornburg, the Boston Herald reports.
Here are four insights:
1. Dr. Thompson will perform surgery to treat Mr. Thornburg's thoracic outlet syndrome in his right shoulder.
2. Specializing in thoracic outlet syndrome, Dr. Thompson is a general surgeon at Washington University Physicians in St. Louis.
3. Mr. Thornburg has been dealing with shoulder problems and multiple setbacks since spring training.
4. Red Sox announced Mr. Thornburg, a relief pitcher, will be out for the rest of the 2017 season.