Giants’ Longoria Having Hand Surgery, Hopes To Return Soon

LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria has elected to have surgery on his broken left hand, hoping that can speed his return to the field.
Longoria was injured Thursday when he was hit in the hand by a pitch from Miami’s Dan Straily. Longoria underwent an examination in Los Angeles on Saturday morning and said surgery was not required.
The procedure could improve his recovery time, he said.
“Hopefully soon after the All-Star break, I should be back,