Giants on Wednesday as he recovers from back surgery

SAN FRANCISCO - Second baseman Marco Scutaro was designated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday as he recovers from back surgery.The Giants said they plan to retain Scutaro and continue working with him through his rehabilitation following back surgery that could end his career. Dr. Michael Wang performed a fusion last month in Miami to alleviate the troublesome area at level L-2/L-3 of Scutaros spine. It will be four-to-six months before doctors determine whether Scutaro can play baseball again.Assistant general manager Bobby Evans said Scutaro is hes not yet pain-free, which isnt uncommon after surgery.The defending World Series champions owe Scutaro $6 million for 2015, the final season of a $20 million, three-year contract signed in December 2012. San Francisco needed to clear room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Nori Aoki, who received a $4.7 million, one-year deal this week.The 39-year-old Scutaro, a journeyman infielder who became the surprising 2012 NL Championship Series MVP, played in only five games last season — all in July — because of recurring back problems that landed him on the disabled list for good July 25. He is now resting at home and will soon begin the long rehabilitation program post-surgery.Scutaro had known he might need the operation in order to give him a quality of life even just in his day-to-day schedule off the baseball field.In parts of 13 major league seasons with the Giants, Oakland, New York Mets, Boston, Toronto and Colorado, Scutaro is a career .277 hitter with 77 home runs and 509 RBIs with 269 doubles and 21 triples.Scutaro put up remarkable numbers in 2012 after joining the Giants from the Colorado Rockies on July 27. He batted .362 with three homers and 44 RBIs in 61 regular-season games with the Giants.In a seven-game 2012 NL Championship Series against St. Louis, Scutaro had six multihit games and matched an LCS record with 14 hits.He batted .500 (14 for 28) with four RBIs in the NLCS, playing in his second post-season and first since 2006 with Oakland. He became the first player in major league history with six multihit games in an LCS. Victor Oladipo Jersey . - IndyCar racing officials expressed confidence on Monday that the NOLA Motorsports Park will be able to complete more $4. Al Jefferson Jersey .ca MLB Power Rankings, the third consecutive week that the As have held top spot and the third straight week that they have been one ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. http://www.cheappacersjerseyssale.com/kids-doug-mcdermott-pacers-jersey/ . Orlando is to begin play in the MLS for the 2015 season. 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The Foxes are on the brink of a first ever Premier League title, five points clear of second-place Tottenham at the summit, with seven games remaining.Ranieris team host Southampton on Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1HD, and the Italian says they will not alter their approach to matches. There isnt pressure. Why pressure? That was at the beginning when we had to be safe, he said. Now we enjoy it. We are on a good run. Everything is in our hands and we want to continue. Ranieri received praise from Sir Alex Ferguson this week Of course, this the biggest moment in the clubs history, because never have Leicester been at this level at the end of the season - to fight for something that was unbelievable at the start.But we must go step-by-step, match-by-match. I will approach things in the same way. Enjoy it and fight, without charging the players over what we are doing over all the season. Leicester deserve title Leicester City deserve to win the title, according to Sir Alex Ferguson The Premier Leagues most decorated manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, said this week he believed Leicester deserved the trophy, having undoubtedly been the best team this season.And Ranieri said: It is good to hear [what Sir Alex Ferguson said] but it will be good to do it.Now we have to fight. On Sunday, maybe will be fivee points clear, or maybe there will be three, two or one - but its not important.dddddddddddd Its just important to perform. Ranieri admits Leicester may struggle to hold onto Ngolo Kante if big-money offers come in Leicester chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha celebrates his birthday on Monday and is marking the occasion by giving every Leicester fan who attends the Southampton game a free beer and a doughnut.Ranieri - himself presented with sausages named after him from a local butcher before his conference began - said: Its the chairmans birthday on Monday and he wanted to offer beer and doughnuts. Its fantastic. Also See: Leicesters incredible turnaround Fuchs freaked out by Vardy Is this how the title race plays out? 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