Post by Fish Troll on Oct 1, 2008 16:26:43 GMT -5
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mets pitcher John Maine had surgery Tuesday to remove a lesion from the back of his right shoulder socket.
He will start rehabilitation immediately and is expected to be fully recovered in time for spring training.
"I'll be long-tossing at the end of December," Maine said Monday while packing up his Shea Stadium locker. "It's nothing big, nothing major. It'll be all right."
Maine missed the final five weeks of the season because of the shoulder problem. The right-hander finished 10-8 with a 4.18 ERA in 25 starts covering 140 innings as New York fell short of the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek and team physician Struan Coleman performed the arthroscopic procedure at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery.
He will start rehabilitation immediately and is expected to be fully recovered in time for spring training.
"I'll be long-tossing at the end of December," Maine said Monday while packing up his Shea Stadium locker. "It's nothing big, nothing major. It'll be all right."
Maine missed the final five weeks of the season because of the shoulder problem. The right-hander finished 10-8 with a 4.18 ERA in 25 starts covering 140 innings as New York fell short of the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek and team physician Struan Coleman performed the arthroscopic procedure at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery.
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