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Ortiz update
David Ortiz spoke this afternoon in the clubhouse by his locker. He was sporting a black cast over his wrist and lower arm, and a hope that he would be back in the Red Sox lineup in little more than a month. But that's not a guarantee. After two weeks in the cast, doctors will check on the wrist to determine whether there is still pain from the tendon injury that has put him on the ...
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Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/3
SOX & Dawgs — ... David Ortiz talked about his wrist injury in the clubhouse this afternoon. Here is what he said courtesy of Amalie Benjamin from the Boston Globe. ...

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Ortiz expects to be in cast 2-3 weeksFOXSports.com News for MLB 6/3/2008
David Ortiz expects to wear a cast on his left wrist for two to three weeks in hopes it will heal sufficiently to get him back in the Red Sox lineup soon. Ortiz tore the sheath that surrounds his tendon while swinging Saturday night at Baltimore. He ...
Ortiz hopes to return in three weeksMajor League Baseball News 6/3/2008
As he sported a soft cast, painted black, stretching from his left elbow to his ailing left wrist, David Ortiz stood in front of his locker at Fenway Park and said he remains hopeful to return to playing after three weeks of rest.
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David Ortiz expects to wear a cast on his left wrist for two to three weeks in hopes it will heal sufficiently to get him back in the Red Sox lineup soon.
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The Boston Red Sox have placed their home-run leader David Ortiz on the 15-day disabled list because of a wrist injury, the team said on Tuesday.
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Doctors are optimistic that when the cast comes off, the injury to David Ortiz’s left wrist will be healed and he can begin working his way back into the Red Sox’ lineup. >