Funeral today in D.R. for Oscar Taveras
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Funeral services are being planned for Oscar Taveras in his hometown in the Dominican Republic following his death in a weekend car crash.
The young St. Louis Cardinals prospect is to be buried Tuesday in Sosua. Among those expected are Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and teammates Yadier Molina and Carlos Martinez.
The 22-year-old Taveras was killed along with 18-year-old girlfriend Edilia Arvelo when his 2014 Chevy Camaro ran off the road between Sosua and Caberete.
A funeral for Arvelo was held Monday in her hometown of Moca.
Highway police spokesman Col. Diego Pesqueira says the road was wet from a recent rain but the cause of the crash is under investigation. An autopsy was done Monday but results weren’t available.
Pens’ Maatta to undergo thyroid surgery
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta will have thyroid surgery next week to remove a potentially cancerous tumor.
The tumor was discovered during a preseason physical. Maatta underwent further tests before team doctors came to a diagnosis. He is scheduled to miss four weeks but is cleared to play until the surgery.
“I feel fine,” Maatta said. “The only thing that’s different is now I know that I have a cancer. It’s tough news but I really don’t think it has affected me much.”
Team doctor Dharmesh Vyas said there is an “85 percent chance” the tumor is cancerous but added the 20-year-old from Finland will not need to undergo chemotherapy or radiation. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Maatta called the diagnosis “a bit of a surprise” but kept the news from most his teammates when he learned of his condition three weeks ago.
“I’ve been talking to doc a lot, to trainers, finding out everything I can about the cancer,” he said. “But I know I’m going to be fine and I really haven’t been that worried about it because I know we have a great medical staff here and I know they’re going to take care of me.”
Maatta has one goal and four assists in seven games this season for the Penguins.
Maatta will be forced to rest for seven to 10 days following the surgery. Barring any setbacks, he’ll be cleared to return to skating and eventually work his way back into the lineup. Vyas said any additional procedures would be done following the season if any are required at all.
Giants LB Jon Beason out for season
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants middle linebacker Jon Beason is going to miss the rest of the season because of a foot injury.
The Giants (3-4) announced Monday that Beason will need surgery to repair his injured right foot. The procedure has not yet been scheduled.
Beason tore a ligament and fractured his sesamoid bone during an OTA workout on June 12. He spent training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list before being added to the active roster prior to the season-opener. Beason’s injury limited him to three games. He had been inactive in four the team’s last five games and re-aggravated the injury two weeks ago in Philadelphia.
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