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Article: Beltre's going-away present: a win; Seattle 4, L.A. Dodgers 2; Ailing 3B chips in with bat, glove in last game.(Sports)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- June 29, 2009
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Byline: Larry Stone; Seattle Times staff reporter
LOS ANGELES -- As Adrian Beltre went around the clubhouse Sunday hugging his teammates, he had the same message for each one:
"Stay healthy."
Beltre's mission now, of course, is to get healthy. He has reluctantly opted to leave the Mariners in midseason to repair an increasingly painful left shoulder. Beltre will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove bone spurs and is expected to be out six to eight weeks.
Before leaving, he opted to play one last game, and in the Mariners' 4-2 victory over the Dodgers, he gave a glimpse of the huge hole they'll have to fill in his absence.
He made ...