Dr. Andrew Hecht, chief of spine surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and The Mount Sinai Hospital, spoke with Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times. “It’s a very promising thing that he’s now throwing without pain, pitching in simulated games and now getting ready to return,” said Dr. Hecht of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who returned to the mount after suffering from a herniated disc. Read more about Mount Sinai.