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August 20, 2012

Crawford Will Have TJ Surgery On Thursday; McClure Fired

Red Sox statement:
Carl Crawford has a chronic left elbow ulnar collateral ligament tear. While he has been following a conservative treatment protocol and playing with this injury, his symptoms are getting worse. After consultation with the Boston Red Sox medical staff and with Dr. James Andrews, the decision has been made to proceed with a left elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (Tommy John surgery). The surgery will be performed by Dr. Andrews on Thursday, August 23.
Also, pitching coach Bob McClure was fired. Randy Niemann will fill in for the rest of the season.
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3 comments:

  1. 9caseyAugust 20, 2012 at 7:55 PM

    Is there anyway Valentine manages this team next year?

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  2. johngoldfineAugust 21, 2012 at 3:58 AM

    If you'll pardon the verb, the RS seem to have been 'cursed' for just about a year now. WTF is next?

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  3. laura kAugust 21, 2012 at 4:29 AM

    Is there anyway Valentine manages this team next year?

    That will be the one good thing to come out of this season. The season that died so that others could live.

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