Baseball: Astros' Lance Berkman may miss opener

Milwaukee : WI : USA | Mar 12, 2010 at 8:04 PM PST

Source: Contra Costa Times

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Berkman, 34, injured his knee during a baserunning drill at spring training on March 1. Tests showed he bruised his knee, and he played five games after skipping the Astros' spring training opener. But the knee continued to swell, and Dr. David Lintner, the team physician, decided on Friday that the... FULL ARTICLE AT Contra Costa Times

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Lance Berkman is to undergo knee surgery

Lance Berkman, a five-time Major League Baseball all-star first baseman with the Houston Astros seen here in 2009, will undergo left knee surgery on Saturday and could miss the team's season opener.

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