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Old Fri Nov 03, 2006, 11:57pm
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Liriano to have major elbow surgery, miss next season
By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer
November 3, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins were afraid of this: His left elbow needs major surgery, and the pitching sensation is expected to miss the 2007 season. Liriano found out Friday that he requires Tommy John surgery, a ligament transplant procedure that usually takes at least a year to recover from.
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Too late; he's already on the shelf.

He needed to be traded to the Cubs before the diagnosis.

Oh, and btw:
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