Rays prospect Xavier Isaac revealed Friday that he underwent “life-saving” brain surgery over the summer.
Isaac posted on Instagram that he had a brain scan, which led to “the scariest moment of my life” and season-ending surgery in July. The 21-year-old first baseman, Tampa Bay’s No. 5 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, wrote that he went for the scan due to what he believed to be “just dehydration.”
Isaac did not write what the surgery was performed to address, but did note he has “fully recovered.” The 2022 first-round Draft pick recently participated in a hitting camp for Rays Minor Leaguers and is expected to be ready for Spring Training.
Isaac requested that the Rays not share details regarding his status during the season. He was limited by an elbow injury in Spring Training and played 41 games for Double-A Montgomery before his season ended on June 25.
Within hours of the post, he received widespread support in the form of Instagram comments from Rays teammates like Junior Caminero, Josh Lowe and Carson Williams, and top young players from other organizations, including Roman Anthony, Max Clark and Termarr Johnson.
Isaac concluded his message with the words, “X is Back.”