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Lawrence Butler Medical Update

Oct 07, 2025 02:33PM ● By Athletics News Release
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Athletics Outfielder Lawrence Butler answers questions during a Nike youth sports camp for the West Sacramento Little League in July. Photo by Seth Henderson


WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Lawrence Butler underwent successful surgery on his right patellar tendon Oct. 3 with Dr. Mike Banffy at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Center in Los Angeles.

Banffy performed a partial tendon tear repair and debridement of chronic scar tissue. Lawrence also received a Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injection into his left patella tendon, under ultrasound guidance, to address chronic tendonitis.     

Butler will rehab throughout the off-season in preparation for spring training 2026.