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CLEVELAND -- Paul Konerko will have surgery Thursday to remove loose bodies from his left wrist, the first baseman said Tuesday.
The White Sox longest-tenured player announced plans for the surgery -- to be performed at Rush Medical Center -- originally in June when he a procedure done to keep himself playable. The White Sox had several tentative dates picked out for the upcoming procedure and selected Thursday when the team was eliminated from the postseason on Monday.
In June, Konerko had a procedure in which the debris in his wrist was flushed to an area where it wouldn’t limit his performance and he could remain playable. At the time, Konerko said he should have had the surgery after the end of the 2011 season.
The six-time All-Star was asked repeatedly this season if his wrist bothered him and he continually said it hasn’t been an issue. Konerko enters the White Sox final two games hitting .299 with 25 homers and 73 RBIs.
“It was not a factor in any way other than the time it got in there whenever we were playing early in (June),” Konerko said. “After I had that procedure done it hung around a little longer. There were definitely games we were playing the Cardinals and the Dodgers on the road and it wasn’t a good time then. ... I’ve been doing baseball for a while and even if that was the case you should overcome that at some point.”
Konkero said the surgery is the first he will have had performed. As heads into the final season of a three-year, $37.5 million deal -- he’ll earn $13.5 million in 2013 -- Konerko has no concerns about the procedure or how it will affect him on the field.
“I really don’t have any worries about it,” Konerko said. “I’ve never had surgery before but other than that I have no reservations about my wrist in the future. I don’t even have any reservations about anything in the future -- hitting, playing, really other than some years shape up a certain way. It’s really no different than any other year: some stuff you like. I don’t think I’ve ever walked away from a year loving everything and this one’s no different.”