1B Nick Johnson has successful surgery
475992
Nick Johnson had successful surgery on his broken right leg, and the Washington Nationals' first baseman is expected to be ready for spring training next year.
216573
San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds, 40, underwent knee surgery Tuesday and is expected  to recover fully by spring training next year.
175855
The success of Tommy John surgery among major leaguers has prompted young pitchers to push for it.
102090
Pedro Martinez completed his comeback from major shoulder surgery on Monday and quickly went into the record books, becoming the 15th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in his career.
456202
The Yankees' Gary Sheffield was relieved to learn that he has a separated shoulder and will apparently avoid off-season surgery.
33826
HE last time a Yankees pitcher punched a wall, he wound up with a cast on his pitching hand. When Kevin Brown showed up at Yankee Stadium yesterday, he had a splint on his nonpitching hand after surgery.
291018
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen underwent successful left hip surgery on Monday. Isringhausen is expected to be at full strength in six-to-eight weeks and ready for the start of spring training.
685559
Nationals right-hander John Patterson will have surgery to decompress the radial nerve in his pitching arm, ending his season.
357285
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery Monday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead.
319499
Finally. After more than a decade of pursuing Randy Johnson, and a particularly difficult past few weeks in which the 6-foot-10 lefty ace was in their grasp and then wasn&#39;t, the
356884
The team managed to win their first NL East title since 1988 with Pedro Martinez battling injuries all season. They will have to show that same resiliency in the postseason.
75765
San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds had elbow surgery on Monday, one day after the regular season ended.
340673
South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson has been exceeding expectations in his recovery from emergency brain surgery last week, his son Brendan said Tuesday.
150453
Randy Johnson insists his shoddy start Thursday was a product of rust and not continued poor health. Russell Martin spoiled Johnson's return from the disabled list with a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5.
602733
Now that the Tigers beat Mike Mussina to even the best-of-five series at one game apiece, Friday's starting pitcher Randy Johnson has a new assignment: rescue the Yankees.
677547
HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Houston Astros outfielder Lance  Berkman underwent successful knee surgery on Friday.
350737
The Yankees took a risk two years ago when they signed Jon Lieber a few months after his reconstructive elbow surgery. They took another risk yesterday when they declined his option and let him become a free agent.