<div id="subtitle">Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez has season-ending back surgery</div><div><p>Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez had back surgery Tuesday, a season-ending procedure he hopes will salvage his career.</p><p>The six-time Gold Glover, on the 60-day disabled list with a herniated disk and strained right forearm, had the operation performed by Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles. It was the second back surgery for Chavez — the same microdiscectomy surgery in a different spot — and his fifth operation overall since Sept. 5, 2007. He also had three shoulder operations.</p><p>The A's and Chavez hope he will be ready to return by spring training next year.</p><p>Chavez appeared in only eight games this season. He had one hit in his last 22 at-bats and was in an 0-for-15 stretch. He hit .100 with one RBI.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=53360330&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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