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PHOENIX -- Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez may miss the first few games of spring training after having a non-cancerous polyp removed from his colon. Sean McGrath . The polyp was discovered during a routine colonoscopy in December, assistant general manager Gord Ash said Wednesday. The veteran is expected to be in camp by Fridays reporting deadline, with a physical over the weekend. "There were no issues to be concerned about or alarmed with" Ramirezs health, Ash said. Otherwise, the procedure disrupted his typical winter routine with hitting. Ramirez is hitting again, though manager Ron Roenicke said he cant pinpoint when hell be ready to play in games. Milwaukee plays its first spring training game Feb. 27. "Its not issues, (Ramirez is) just behind ... and whats the rush if hes a week, 10 days behind," Ash said. The 35-year-old Ramirez is coming off a left knee injury that limited him to 92 games last season. The career .285 hitter had 12 homers and 49 RBIs in 2013.Anthony Fasano . The incident happened midway through the second period during Montreals 5-2 victory on Thursday night. Emelin was not penalized on the play. It was the first discipline that Emelin has received in his NHL career. Frank Zombo . General manager Ken Holland told Ansar Khan of MLive.com that DeKeyser has a broken right thumb. Head coach Mike Babcock said that he believes DeKeyser is done for the season.After Rudy Gays trade to the Sacramento Kings, the thinking was it could be the beginning of the Toronto Raptors rebuild. The team could be close to making their second move with that in mind. According to a report from ESPN, the Raptors are trying to construct a deal with the New York Knicks that wouuld involve Kyle Lowry. Alex Smith. Lowry has started all 20 games for the Raptors this season, this his second year in Toronto. The point guard has averaged 14.6 points per game and 6.7 assists. The seven-year veteran has averaged 10.8 points and 5.1 assists per game over his career. ' ' ' |
