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Pedroia undergoes surgery, has screw inserted in broken foot, ends season


(RedSox.com) -- What had seemed somewhat inevitable over the last week officially occurred on Friday, as Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia had surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to repair the navicular bone in his left foot. The surgery included the insertion of a screw that will help the healing process.

The picture shown above captures the moment that Dustin Pedroia's season was ended on June 25 in San Francisco.

What most fans tend to forget is that Pedroia toughed it out and actually finished the at-bat with a broken navicular bone in his left foot.

Although the tenacious second baseman attempted a comeback for two games, the bone had not healed, as Pedroia admitted. There had been some belief that Pedroia re-injured his foot upon his return, but he and the Red Sox were quick to disprove these claims.

"No, I didn't re-injure myself. I was cleared to play because I wasn't hurting," Pedroia said. "I broke a bone, so any time you go out there and torque on it, there's a chance that it's not ready, and it wasn't. It's not healed. That's when I shut it down."

After Pedroia hit the disabled list for a second time after playing two games, most assumed that it may have been the last time we would see the second baseman again in 2010. Unfortunately, we were right.

Pedroia now joins Kevin Youkilis, Mike Cameron and Jacoby Ellsbury as players who had their chance to play a full season taken away from them due to injuries.

With all hopes, Pedroia will healthy enough to return by spring training.

Published on September 03, 2010

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