PHOENIX (AP) — Bartolo Colon had no idea how he would bounce back from a stem-cell procedure that saved his career. It saved his right shoulder, saved his elbow.
Two years ago, fat and bone marrow stem cells were collected from Colon and injected into his troublesome elbow and shoulder in an innovative yet unproven technique.
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