Brett Myers may need surgery to repair fraying in the labrum of his right hip. The news comes after Myers underwent an MRI Thursday.
“I don’t know what I am going to do,” Myers told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “First I am going to get a second opinion.”
Myers revealed after Wednesday night’s loss to the Florida Marlins [...]
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