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Article: Braves' Glavine Will Miss Rest of Season
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 17, 2008
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Braves LHP Tom Glavine is out for the season, and his illustrious
career could be over if he needs major surgery on his injured left
elbow.
Glavine, 42, still hopes to return next year, unless he needs
elbow ligament replacement surgery.
Glavine said yesterday he will be examined by orthopedist James
Andrews next week in Alabama. Glavine, who was placed on the
disabled list Friday with a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow,
plans to have surgery to repair the tendon.
He said he'd give up his comeback hopes for 2009 if Andrews
determines the pitcher needs the ligament replacement procedure,