Paralyzed A’s prospect Lasko released from rehab facility to ovation from staff

Ryan Lasko, a Minor League outfielder in the Athletics organization, was released from an in-patient rehab facility on Wednesday more than two months after being paralyzed in an outfield collision. Lasko, 24, received a surprise “clap out” farewell ceremony from staff members at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey. “The first day I got here, they asked me what my goal was, and I said to be as independent as possible,” Lasko told the Associated Press. “I’ve gotten to that point. I’ve checked a lot of boxes. Everything that I said I couldn’t do, I can do now...