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Brad Lidge to have surgery, out 3-6 weeks
New Phillies closer Brad Lidge limped out of Bright House Field on Sunday.
On Monday, he'll be on an early flight back to Philadelphia.
A day after aggravating his surgically-repaired right knee while throwing off the mound in live-batting practice, Lidge had an MRI that revealed what he termed "small tears" in the same knee that needs to be cleaned out.
He'll undergo arthroscopic surgery at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to remove the damaged part of the meniscus Monday. The closer, acquired in a trade from Houston in November, will be out 3-6 weeks.
Lidge will be back in Clearwater on Tuesday and should be able to rehab in another week. Lidge said he's hopeful to still be ready to pitch on Opening Day.
"The bad news is that it happened; the good news is that if everything goes as planned, I can still be ready for the first game of the season," Lidge said.
"It’s 3-6 weeks for full recovery, and 4 1/2 weeks until the first game of the season. So, if I have to miss the first couple of games to be smart, then I will," he continued. "But that being said, once the torn part is out, it’s gone, and it won’t bother you again and affect anything else. It’s a smart procedure for us to do now."
On Monday, he'll be on an early flight back to Philadelphia.
A day after aggravating his surgically-repaired right knee while throwing off the mound in live-batting practice, Lidge had an MRI that revealed what he termed "small tears" in the same knee that needs to be cleaned out.
He'll undergo arthroscopic surgery at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to remove the damaged part of the meniscus Monday. The closer, acquired in a trade from Houston in November, will be out 3-6 weeks.
Lidge will be back in Clearwater on Tuesday and should be able to rehab in another week. Lidge said he's hopeful to still be ready to pitch on Opening Day.
"The bad news is that it happened; the good news is that if everything goes as planned, I can still be ready for the first game of the season," Lidge said.
"It’s 3-6 weeks for full recovery, and 4 1/2 weeks until the first game of the season. So, if I have to miss the first couple of games to be smart, then I will," he continued. "But that being said, once the torn part is out, it’s gone, and it won’t bother you again and affect anything else. It’s a smart procedure for us to do now."
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