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Strasburg will not need surgery on knee
Stephen Strasburg - S - Washington Nationals
Nov. 20, 2009 - 7:35 PM ET

Stephen Strasburg will not need surgery on his left knee, reports Bill Ladson of MLB.com.

An entire fanbase exhales. Strasburg made a visit to Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles as a precaution, but was told that some therapy and rest should do the trick. Strasburg was scratched from Saturday's start in the Arizona Fall League championship game because of a twisted left knee, suffered while shagging flyballs on Thursday. An initial MRI showed some inflammation in the knee, but the Nationals looked to have dodged a bullet on this one. He should be on track for spring training.

Source: MLBlogs.com