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Article: Nationals' Zimmerman Heads to Disabled List
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- The Washington Post
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- June 3, 2008
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The Washington Nationals, or whatever is left of them, will today
send their starting third baseman, Ryan Zimmerman, to the place
where much of the team nucleus already resides: the disabled list.
An MRI exam yesterday on Zimmerman's left shoulder indicated a
small labral tear. The Nationals will seek at least three more
medical opinions before determining how much time Zimmerman is
likely to miss.
"I've had players who've had the same injury who took 10 days
off, then played for five years," General Manager Jim Bowden said.
"Then I've had some who've been operated on. It can be anywhere in
between, and we just don't know yet."
Zimmerman, who has missed the team's past seven games, injured ...