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Marcum has MRI, Blue Jays to shut him down for remainder of '08

Associated Press

Thursday, September 18, 2008

TORONTO -- Blue Jays right-hander Shaun Marcum got an MRI exam Thursday, and the team said he won't pitch again this season. Marcum, 9-7 with a 3.39 ERA in 25 starts, left Tuesday's game against Baltimore after two-plus innings with a sore arm and numbness in his pinkie. The results of his MRI were being sent to Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion. "We'll have confirmation tomorrow," general manager J.P. Ricciardi said when asked whether Marcum might require surgery. "I don't want to specul ...

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