Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Oakland Athletics reliever Grant Balfour is
expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks after having knee surgery to repair a torn
meniscus on Thursday.
Given the timeline, the club is hopeful Balfour will be available in time for
Opening Day.
Balfour experienced some knee soreness near the end of 2012, a season in which
he went 3-2 with a team-leading 24 saves and a 2.53 ERA. The right-hander
wasn't worried because the soreness went away during the offseason, but an MRI
exam revealed the tear.
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