L-A Radio: Vin Scully on DL For Playoffs

Vin Scully

Hall of Fame MLB broadcaster Vin Scully won't be calling any games in the baseball playoffs after undergoing a medical procedure.

The Los Angeles Dodgers said Thursday that Scully was resting comfortably after a recommended procedure earlier in the day. The team didn't specify what the procedure was.

Doctors advised Scully to skip the playoffs in order to rest up. Scully, who turns 88 in November, said in August he expects next season will be his last in the booth. His 66 years with the Dodgers are a broadcasting record for the same big-league franchise.

According to the LA Times, while no details of the procedure were available, people in positions to know say it was not life threatening and that Scully, 87, is expected to make a full recovery for what he has said probably will be his final season in 2016.

Scully's health had been in question after he missed the Dodgers' final seven games for which he is normally available — four games in San Francisco and the season-ending, three-game homestand against San Diego. The Dodgers announced he missed that final weekend with a cold, but because of Scully's age, many correctly worried it was something more.