The Washington Nationals would prefer to be hearing a different sort of good news with regard to star third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. "Ryan Zimmerman cleared to participate in baseball activities." "Ryan Zimmerman heals miraculously overnight." "Ryan Zimmerman repairs Stephen Strasburg, injures Roy Halladay." But they'll have to settle for what they can get, and what they can get today is that at least Zimmerman's abdominal surgery went swimmingly:
Ryan Zimmerman’s Abdominal Surgery Successful
Ryan zimmerman's surgery on torn abdominal muscle went "as expected and well," agent brodie van wagenen said.
The operation is expected to knock Zimmerman out for the next six weeks, after which point he'll be ready to return, or just about. As mentioned before, the Nationals will lean on Jerry Hairston Jr. and Alex Cora in the meantime, which is one of those things that...look, I like Jerry Hairston Jr. just fine as a useful utility guy, but Zimmerman's aren't the right shoes for him to be filling.
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