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A's pitcher Daniel Gossett to have Tommy John surgery
Gossett, winless in five starts for the A’s this season, has been out since June 4 with a right elbow strain.
Spring training notebook (March 15): Martin Perez to start this weekend, other pitching injury updates
Texas Rangers team medical director Dr. Keith Meister arrived in camp Thursday and assessed several injured pitchers.
Rangers’ Andrus breaks elbow after getting hit vs Angels
Dr. Keith Meister, the team’s physician, did initial X-rays and an examination at the stadium, and the team said after the 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels that those tests indicated the probability of a fracture.
No surgery for Andrus; timetable 6-8 weeks
The Rangers will be without shortstop Elvis Andrus for 6-8 weeks with an olecranon fracture in his right elbow. Andrus will not require surgery, according to Rangers team physician Keith Meister.
Oregon State's Rasmussen plans to overcome injury
Rasmussen and his parents, Mark and Kim, also researched the names and resumes of the top orthopedic surgeons in the country. They chose Dr. Keith Meister of Arlington, Texas, who serves as the head team physician with the Texas Rangers.