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Article: Zimmerman Is Placed on Disabled List
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- The Washington Post
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- June 4, 2008
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The Washington Nationals placed third baseman Ryan Zimmerman on
the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his two-plus-year
major league career yesterday.
Zimmerman, 23, and the Nationals do not know if the small labral
tear in his left shoulder will require surgery or how long it will
hold him out. The first step in his rehab, as recommended by
specialists Tim Kremchek and James Andrews, will be a week of rest
and anti-inflammatory medication. Zimmerman will be re-examined
afterward.
Zimmerman, the player regarded as most crucial to the team's
future and its current leader in home runs and RBI, played in all
162 games last season. He has missed the past seven games with the
injury, ...