PITTSBURGH — Reds starter Aaron Harang is out for the rest of the season after an emergency appendectomy.
Harang awoke Saturday morning in Pittsburgh with pain near his abdomen. He was examined that afternoon and was driven by team clubhouse manager Rick Stowe back to Cincinnati, where the surgery was performed at The Good Samaritan Hospital.
“They didn’t want him to fly in case there was an emergency situation in the air,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “Fortunately, he was close enough to drive. If he got an operation, he wanted to be back in Cincinnati where his family was.”
The Reds’ opening-day starter, Harang was 6-14 with a 4.21 ERA in a team-leading 162 1/3 innings.
Footnotes.
The Phillies purchased the contract of infielder Miguel Cairo from Triple-A Lehigh Valley after placing third baseman Greg Dobbs on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right calf.
• The New York Post reported that owner Fred Wilpon said general manager Omar Minaya will return in 2010 despite the failings of his $136 million team on and off the field this year.
• Royals right-hander Doug Waechter will have shoulder surgery next week, ending an injury-plagued first season with the club.
• The Padres sent right- hander Cesar Carrillo to Triple-A Portland.
The Associated Press
