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The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: LaRoche to have surgery on thumb

Rotoprofessor found this 3/8/2008 on mlb.mlb.com

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Dodgers rookie infielder Andy LaRoche will undergo surgery in Los Angeles to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, and he will be sidelined for eight to 10 weeks after suffering a freak injury in Friday's 6-4 exhibition loss to the Cardinals. LaRoche tore the ulnar collateral ligament off the base of his right thumb. He was attempting to catch a pickoff throw from ...