MLB prospect provides positive updates after fracturing vertabrae in scary outfield collision

Ryan Lasko, the No. 18 imaginable for the Athletics, is improving aft fracturing his C6-C7 vertebrae.

Lasko suffered the wounded during a horrific collision successful a crippled earlier this month. While playing halfway tract for Double-A Midland, Lasko and close fielder Devin Taylor collided portion going for a shot successful the gap.

Lasko, 24, was down for 10 minutes earlier leaving the tract connected a cart and going to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, wherever helium underwent surgery.

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Athletics halfway fielder Ryan Lasko (93) prepares for a outpouring grooming crippled against the San Francisco Giants astatine Scottsdale Stadium successful Scottsdale, Arizona, connected Feb. 23, 2026. (Rick Scuteri/Imagn Images)

Lasko, though, said earlier this week that helium is "feeling overmuch better" aft primitively not having feeling successful his legs.

"I person sensation from my feet up to my knees, on with a batch of involuntary limb movements. I besides person been getting immoderate sensation successful the broadside of my thighs, hamstrings, and back," Lasko wrote connected societal media.

Lasko said helium has "about 75% usage of my near manus and astir 50% successful my right."

Ryan Lasko (93) of the Athletics makes a jumping propulsion during a outpouring grooming crippled against the Los Angeles Dodgers astatine Hohokam Stadium successful Mesa, Arizona, connected March 8, 2026. (Brandon Sloter/Getty Images))

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"I'm precise blessed with my advancement and erstwhile again, truthful thankful for each the emotion and support. It has continued to assistance maine get up mundane and enactment my hardest," helium added.

Lasko is 1 of the Athletics’ apical prospects, entering the play arsenic the franchise’s No. 18 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. He was taken by the Athletics successful the 2023 MLB Draft successful the 2nd round.

While helium opened the play successful Double-A, Lasko made it to Triple-A Las Vegas past season.

This year, Lasko is slashing .209/.275/.360 with six location runs, 5 triples and 34 RBI.

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ryan Lasko during the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game astatine Sloan Park successful Mesa, Arizona, connected Nov. 9, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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