Red Sox 3B Lowell has thumb surgery
December 31, 2009
BOSTON (AP)—Mike Lowell(notes) has undergone surgery on the injured thumb thatderailed his trade from the Boston Red Sox to the Texas Rangers.
The third baseman is expected to need six to eight weeks to recover afterWednesday’s surgery, putting him on track for Boston’s first full springtraining workout on Feb. 24.
The Red Sox said the operation to repair a radial collateral ligament in hisright thumb that was torn late last season was done in Phoenix by Dr. DonaldSheridan.
The Red Sox had worked out a deal to send the 2007 World Series MVP to theRangers for catcher Max Ramirez(notes). The trade unraveled after Lowell saw a handspecialist in Arizona on Dec. 18 and Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meisterthe next day.
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