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What Manuel Corpas’ performance Monday suggested his words revealed Wednesday. The right-hander told The Denver Post that he will undergo surgery Friday to remove bone chips from his elbow.
“I am a little nervous, but it was not getting better even after the cortisone shot,’’ Corpas said.
Corpas went home Monday and noticed the swelling in his [...]
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