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Soriano's July woes: I was hurt
Says he had pain in both wrists before quad injury and didn't tell trainers September 15, 2007 BY GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com ST. LOUIS -- Alfonso Soriano , the Cubs' $136 million left fielder, finally revealed Thursday the reason for his struggles at the plate since his monster June: He was playing hurt and didn't tell the team trainers. Soriano, the National League Player of ...
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