Athletics slugger Brent Rooker to have season-ending knee surgery

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker will undergo surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee and miss the remainder of the season. “This is a big blow,” manager Mark Kotsay said Wednesday before the A’s played the Los Angeles Dodgers. “It’s a middle-of-the-ord...

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