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 SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Catcher Jason LaRue had surgery Monday to repair torn cartilage in his right knee, then started rehabilitation hoping to be back in the Cincinnati Reds' lineup for opening day.
The operation was part of a whirlwind day for the 32-year-old catcher, who showed up at the club's spring training facility a 5:45 a.m., went to the airport, flew to Cincinnati on owner Bob Castellini's jet, had the surgery and flew back.
He was still wearing a white patient identification bracelet on his right wrist and blue no-slip socks on his feet — the ones they hand out at hospitals before surgery — when he arrived back at the clubhouse on crutches in the late afternoon.
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