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Astros' Boone to have surgery Thursday

Associated Press

Saturday, March 21, 2009

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Astros third baseman Aaron Boone will have open heart surgery Thursday at the Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. D. Craig Miller will perform the procedure to correct a problem with Boone's aorta and aortic valve. Recovery is expected to take several months. When plans for the surgery were announced Tuesday, Boone said he wasn't sure he would play again. The 36-year-old has dealt with the condition since he played at Southern Cal. His physical at the start of spring tr ...

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