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- Updated: September 7, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Matt Duffy was shut down for the season on Wednesday and will have season-ending surgery to remove the lingering soreness in his left Achilles.
The surgery will ideally alleviate pain Duffy has been feeling and allow him to be ready for the start of Spring Training next year. Duffy will not travel to New York for a four-game series against the Yankees that begins Thursday, as originally planned, and will instead go to North Carolina, where the surgery will likely take place this weekend.
“I think this is something that from the beginning was a possibility and something that was highly recommended,” Duffy said. “We were going to wait until the end of the season, but where we’re at, I think it makes sense to give it a couple of extra weeks to make sure we’re 100-percent ready to go come Spring Training.”
The shortstop seemed to be favoring the injury more lately, and had seen less playing time. He did not start against the Orioles on Monday, but he did play third base when Evan Longoria had to leave the game after getting hit by a pitch on his right hand. Duffy was in the …
