Former Cal State Northridge All-American catcher Robert Fick of the Detroit Tigers underwent successful surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left shoulder Thursday and is recuperating at home in Thousand Oaks.
Fick had experienced pain since spring training but tried to rehabilitate the injury at the Tigers' extended spring training site in Lakeland, Fla. Magnetic resonance images did not reveal the tear, which was discovered during surgery by Dr. Ronald Glousman.
