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10-22-2009, 02:20 PM
Baseball fans are astonished at the recent news that Albert Pujols, the hard-hitting first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals, recently had surgery on his right elbow. The surgery proved that Pujols is in fact human, and not some extra-terrestrial with superhuman baseball powers. Pujols, who was suffering from pain in his elbow but refused off-season surgery, decided to go ahead with the procedure. Instead of reconstructing his torn ligament, Pujols' doctors chose to remove several bone spurs and loose bone chips on Wednesday. The surgery was carried out by team doctor Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama. The operation was labeled a success and Pujols is not expected to miss any time during the 2010 baseball season. Though the surgery will get him on the field quickly, there is a longer-term plan for more invasive surgery in the future, including Tommy John surgery. Pujols, who turns 30 in January, is the favorite to win a second consecutive NL MVP award next month, having completed his ninth consecutive season with at least 30 homers, a .300 batting average and 100 RBIs. Pujols hit .327 and drove in 135 runs. He also led the NL in runs scored with 124 and, for the first time in his career, led the NL with 47 home runs.
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