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Projo Sox Blog found this 5/8/2008 on www.ajc.com [flag]
MRI reveals no damage to Soriano's right elbow By DAVID O'BRIEN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 05/07/08 The Braves finally got some good medical news Wednesday when an MRI and bone scan of closer Rafael Soriano's right elbow showed no tears or other structural damage. "That was a relief," general manager Frank Wren said after meeting with team doctors and Soriano just before ... [link]

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Baseball Today: Thursday, May 8
Published 5/8/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (mlb.com) . . . Braves closer Rafael Soriano has no structural damage in his elbow, which doctors say is good news (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) . . . The Mets' Angel Pagan ...

Chop Links for 5/8
Published 5/9/2008 by Will Schaffer at Chop-n-Change
... Sorry, more injury news but this time it is good… kind of. An MRI of Rafael Soriano’s elbow showed no structural damage, which had become a concern after soreness in the elbow caused him to call off a recent bullpen session. There is still no timetable for his return but with this good news, he will continue his throwing program. ...

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