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Ryan Westmoreland on leave

Faces brain surgery

John Tomase By John Tomase
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Updated 5 months ago
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FORT MYERS - Ryan Westmoreland, the Red Sox [team stats]’ No. 1 prospect, will undergo brain surgery in Phoenix on Tuesday and has been placed on medical leave.

The 19-year-old outfielder has been diagnosed with a cavernous malformation in his brain and has left minor league camp to seek treatment, general manager Theo Epstein announced yesterday.

 
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MEDICAL ISSUE: Red Sox minor leaguer Ryan Westmoreland has left minor league camp and will undergo brain surgery on Tuesday in Phoenix.

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