Padres' Worrell to miss season due to elbow surgery 2009-03-21
SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego Padres right-hander Mark Worrell will undergo surgery on his pitching elbow and is expected to miss the entire season.
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The Padres announced Friday that the 25-year-old Worrell is scheduled for an operation Wednesday.
Worrell made his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals last season, going 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA (five earned runs, 5.2 innings) in four relief appearances.
Worrell spent most of the season at Triple-A Memphis, where he went 3-3 with a 2.15 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 53 games.
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