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Angels LHP Mercker back from brain hematoma

Friday, August 11, 2000

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Lefthander Kent Mercker makes his return to the Anaheim Angels and will start against the New York Yankees on Saturday, three months after suffering a brain hematoma. The 32-year-old Mercker left a May 11 game against Texas at Edison Field after 1 1/3 innings, complaining of dizziness and severe headaches. He was taken to UCI Medical Center, where a CAT scan and arteriogram were performed. Tests indicated bleeding within the space of the brain and Mercker was ...

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