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Article: JOHNSON'S BACK SURGERY CONCERNS MARINERS : SOME WONDER IF OPERATION WILL WORK PROPERLY.(SPORTS)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- September 15, 1996
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Byline: Bill Knight Seattle Post-Intelligencer
There's nothing common about Randy Johnson's pitching. He won the 1995 American League Cy Young Award. He was the most dominant pitcher in the game, terrifying rival hitters.
Just as unusual is his 6-foot-10 stature, which enhances his skills.
Johnson has something in common, though, with about 80 percent of Americans: a sore back. Only the common cold is responsible for more trips to the family doctor.
Because of the pain that has prevented Johnson from helping the Mariners in their stretch run at the American League West championship, he is scheduled to undergo lower-back surgery ...