A's RHP Chris Bassitt recovering after facial surgery

Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt is recovering after facial surgery on Tuesday, one week after he was struck on his right cheek by a line drive.

He underwent a procedure with Dr. Peter Revenaugh at Chicago's Rush Medical Center "to stabilize and plate the tripod fracture with good fixation and debride other small fractured bones from the incident," according to a team release.

A first-time All-Star this year