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Summary Paparesta said the Athletics aren't thinking right now of when McCarthy might return to the field.
Oakland pitcher Brandon McCarthy is improving after brain surgery but Athletics team officials said Friday he remained in danger days after he was struck in the head by a line drive.McCarthy, who was hit during a game on Wednesday and had surgery to relieve pressure on his brain from an epidural hemorrhage on Thursday, got out of bed three times on Friday.He can eat solid food and is able to speak, but team head trainer Nick Paparesta said McCarthys health remains precarious.He had brain surgery, its life-threatening, Paparesta said. At any possible moment something could go wrong. He could have a complication.The 29-year-old McCarthy was hit on the right side of the head by a line drive struck by the Los Angeles Angels Erick Aybar.Paparesta said the Athletics arent thinking right now of when McCarthy might return to the field.Were worried about keeping him alive right now and making sure that everything functions the way it needs to be, he said.
