Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty had to deal with a significant health scare that will lead to a brief absence from baseball activities.
The Athletics announced Friday that a routine spot check turned up a suspicious mole on Piscotty’s right ear, and it tested positive for melanoma. Piscotty underwent surgery to remove the melanoma, and is expected to miss about a week.
A’s Medical Update on Stephen Piscotty: pic.twitter.com/CUItyubs9n
— AthleticsPR (@AthleticsPR) June 14, 2019
The statement notes that melanoma has a 98 percent 10-year survival rate, so it’s an extremely treatable form of skin cancer. That is evident in the fact that the A’s don’t expect Piscotty to be away for long.
Piscotty’s family has had to deal with some serious health issues in the past, and he pays tribute to his late mother whenever he homers. It’s great news that, in this instance, it hasn’t turned out to be serious long-term.
