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05-25-2004, 06:59 PM
Red Sox 3B Mueller to miss 4-6 weeks with right knee injury
May 25, 2004
BOSTON (Ticker) - Boston Red Sox third baseman Bill Mueller, last year's American League batting champion, is expected to miss four to six weeks with right knee patellar tendinitis.
The Red Sox on Tuesday placed Mueller on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 20, and will undergo arthroscopic surgery Friday in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. David Zeman, who operated on Mueller's left knee in March 2002, will perform the procedure.
"Billy has some mild degeneration and mild arthritis in (his right) knee cap," Red Sox team physician Bill Morgan said. "They will shave off the knee cap and clean out the area and get him into a rehab program after that."
"This is an injury I've been dealing with for some time and this will eliminate what I've been going through for the last few weeks," said Mueller, who is batting .262 with five homers and 21 RBI in 36 games. "I've dealt with swelling the last 16 or 17 days or so. I'm not going on the field if I'm limited or hurting the team."
Rookie Kevin Youkilis will continue to play third base in Mueller's absence.
To take Mueller's roster spot, the Red Sox recalled catcher-designated hitter Andy Dominique from Class AAA Pawtucket of the International League.
I'm actually okay with this. Youki gets to play a lot, and Andy Dominique has been a monster in Pawtucket. As much as I like Mueller, this gives the Sox a serious chance to take a look at Kevin. But I hope for Bill's sake it's not extremely serious and he makes a quick recovery.
May 25, 2004
BOSTON (Ticker) - Boston Red Sox third baseman Bill Mueller, last year's American League batting champion, is expected to miss four to six weeks with right knee patellar tendinitis.
The Red Sox on Tuesday placed Mueller on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 20, and will undergo arthroscopic surgery Friday in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. David Zeman, who operated on Mueller's left knee in March 2002, will perform the procedure.
"Billy has some mild degeneration and mild arthritis in (his right) knee cap," Red Sox team physician Bill Morgan said. "They will shave off the knee cap and clean out the area and get him into a rehab program after that."
"This is an injury I've been dealing with for some time and this will eliminate what I've been going through for the last few weeks," said Mueller, who is batting .262 with five homers and 21 RBI in 36 games. "I've dealt with swelling the last 16 or 17 days or so. I'm not going on the field if I'm limited or hurting the team."
Rookie Kevin Youkilis will continue to play third base in Mueller's absence.
To take Mueller's roster spot, the Red Sox recalled catcher-designated hitter Andy Dominique from Class AAA Pawtucket of the International League.
I'm actually okay with this. Youki gets to play a lot, and Andy Dominique has been a monster in Pawtucket. As much as I like Mueller, this gives the Sox a serious chance to take a look at Kevin. But I hope for Bill's sake it's not extremely serious and he makes a quick recovery.