Athletics star Joshua Kuroda-Grauer has successfully undergone surgery after rupturing a testicle when he hit a foul ball off into his nether regions.During the fifth inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, Kuroda-Grauer hit a foul ball off into his groin.The rookie, who is the A’s best hitter, crumpled into a heap at home plate while trainers rushed out to help him.Kuroda-Grauer shockingly got to his feet, managed a swing, and even scored a single.Moreover, he continued playing in the field before he was eventually replaced at third base in the bottom of the sixth inning.He finished the night with his first major league homer on a 2-for-3 hitting line, but eventually headed to the hospital. A’s rookie Joshua Kuroda-Grauer fouled a ball off his groin and crumpled to the ground Kuroda-Grauer ruptured his testicle, but finished his at-bat and played defense before being substituted off the field and going to the hospital to undergo surgery for his injury The loss of Kuroda-Grauer to the injury comes at an inopportune time for the Athletics’I think he might be the only player in history to (rupture) a testicle, stay in the game, get a hit and play another half inning of defense,’ manager Mark Kotsay told reporters.A press release from the club says the 2024 third-round pick is ‘resting comfortably’ after undergoing his procedure.The A’s placed him on the IL and recalled Max Muncy to fill the rookie’s spot on the roster.It comes at a time where the Athletics have gone 2-8 in their past ten games, but Kuroda-Grauer was a bright spot in recent times.In his first 16 games, he has an OPS of 1.019 and a batting average of .417 – constituting 25 hits in 62 plate appearances.