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Pirates | Jung Ho Kang undergoing MRI
Updating a previous report, Pittsburgh Pirates SS Jung Ho Kang (knee) was sent to a hospital for an MRI exam on his knee after he was taken out by a slide at second base Thursday, Sept. 17.  Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Rob Biertempfel
 
BHQ take: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Thursday, Sept. 17, that Kang ended up having surgery to repair a torn MCL and is out for at least the regular season. This could end (or at least modify) the Aramis Ramirez experiment at 1B. Since moving across the diamond Sept. 8, Ramirez has gone 2-for-17 as a 1B and 4-for-9 at...

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