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Sarasota, FL – Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Wilson Betemit will miss 6-to-8 weeks after suffering a right knee injury on Monday.
He was diagnosed with a grade 2/3 posterior cruciate ligament tear and will remain in Florida for a few weeks before starting a rehab program. The injury will not require surgery.
Betemit left Monday's game against Boston in the fifth inning. He was on first and running on a pitch to Manny Machado. Betemit stumbled along the basepaths and crumbled to the ground.
He was carted off the field and put into a leg brace.
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