Athletics prospect Ryan Lasko leaves rehab hospital two months after spinal-cord injury

Ryan Lasko has left an inpatient rehabilitation hospital and will continue his recovery at home, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The Athletics prospect spent two months at New Jersey's Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation after a June 30 outfield collision with a teammate caused a spinal-cord injury.

Lasko, 24, was a second-round pick by the Athletics in 2023 after playing at Rutgers. AP reported that the injury left him paralyzed from the chest down and affected both arms. His dominant right arm, the one he uses to throw and hit, remains weaker and will take more time to strengthen.

The discharge is a meaningful change in care, but it is not a baseball update. Lasko's next stage is home recovery supported by the rehabilitation work he began in the hospital. The available reporting does not provide a timetable for returning to baseball, and it does not establish what his long-term playing future will be.

That distinction keeps the focus on what has actually changed. Lasko has moved out of inpatient care after a difficult two-month stretch, and his family and medical team will continue the recovery process outside the hospital. AP described a farewell clap-out as he left the facility in his home state, a small but concrete marker in a much longer rehabilitation journey.

The move home also gives readers a more precise sense of the milestone. It marks the end of inpatient rehabilitation, not the end of treatment, and it says nothing about how quickly strength or independence may return. The report provides a status update about care and support; it does not invite a medical forecast.

Lasko's path to professional baseball began at Rutgers and continued when the Athletics selected him in the second round. The collision interrupted that path in June, but the new milestone is about his health and daily recovery rather than a forecast of his career. The report is a player feature about resilience and support, without turning a serious injury into a promise of a return.

No cause beyond the reported collision, no treatment prediction and no playing timetable is added here. The facts come from AP's account of the discharge, injury and draft background.