Josh Hamilton's baseball season was put on hold Monday when the Texas Rangers announced that the former Athens Drive High star will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair a partial tear in an abdominal muscle.
Hamilton is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks.
It could have been worse, Rangers manager Ron Washington told The Associated Press on Monday.
"That's great because we thought it would be lonber," Washington said. "It looks like we'll have a chance to get him back after the [July] All-Star break. At least it won't be September."
An MRI exam on Monday confirmed an earlier diagnosis of a partial tear. Dr. William Meyers, who examined Hamilton in Philadelphia, will perform the surgery.
Hamilton was injured on May 17 when he crashed into the outfield wall whle making a leaping catch.
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Bryce Harper
Tue, 06/09/2009 - 00:47 — DorianZLets pray for Hamilton’s wealth and career. To all the Texas Rangers fans don’t lose hope because I know he will survive this one. That’s why an athlete should always stay fit as well as treat their career important because they never know when would be the success to failure. In relation to this, Bryce Harper is starting to cause a bit of a stir in baseball circles. Bryce Harper is already slated for a Sports Illustrated cover, and some think he should be – the lad is only 16, and he already can hit 570 foot plus home runs and throw a 96 mph fastball. He probably won't need unsecured loans ever again, if all goes well. (Not every draftee does well in any sport, baseball or otherwise. Ask Ryan Leaf.) Some people are complaining that agents, such as super agent (and object of severe hatred) Scott Boras, and Harper will enter the 2010 MLB Draft – a junior in high school – which will mean a cash advance, but questionable future for Bryce Harper. He must be one lucky guy!