THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND, Calif. — Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cesar Izturis is scheduled to undergo an appendectomy Friday night after complaining of severe stomach pains earlier in the day.
Izturis played in Thursday’s 3-2 loss to Seattle and accompanied the Orioles to Oakland for a three-game series against the Athletics. But after arriving at the Coliseum early Friday with stomach pain, the 29-year-old Izturis was taken to a hospital for a CT scan.
The tests revealed that Izturis, who was accompanied to the hospital by assistant athletic trainer Brian Ebel, had appendicitis.
A team spokesman said the surgery was scheduled for Friday night.
