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Paralyzed A's Minor Leaguer Ryan Lasko Leaves Hospital More than Two Months After Spinal-Cord Injury
The 24-year-old outfielder was paralyzed in a June collision and staff said his progress could lead to a full recovery.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, Athletics prospect Ryan Lasko was discharged from Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, New Jersey, after sustaining a paralyzing spinal-cord injury more than two months ago.
- The injury occurred during a June 30 collision in Frisco, Texas, when Lasko and Double-A Midland teammate Devin Taylor ran into each other attempting to make a play on a ball.
- Describing his recovery, Lasko said he has achieved "big wins" like opening a water bottle, noting, "Everything that I said I couldn't do, I can do now."
- He will initially return to Jackson, New Jersey, then live near the Kessler facility for approximately two months, supported by his mother, Patti, and girlfriend Alli Graff.
- Lasko told The Associated Press he is learning patience, stating, "Reworking my brain to just wait, there's nothing else I can do now, I have to wait.
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Paralyzed A’s minor leaguer Ryan Lasko leaves hospital more than two months after spinal-cord injury
WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Lasko, a minor league prospect with the Athletics who was paralyzed in an outfield collision more than two months ago, has been released from an in-patient rehabilitation hospital and will continue his recovery from…
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Paralyzed A's minor leaguer Ryan Lasko leaves hospital more than
Caregivers clap out Ryan Lasko, a minor league prospect with the Athletics who was paralyzed in an outfield collision more than two months ago, upon his discharge from Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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