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Sweeney goes 0-for-2 at AFLAC game
Aug. 17, 2009 2:33 pm
SAN DIEGO - Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Kellen Sweeney did play in Sunday's AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic, going 0-for-2 in a designated hitter role. The game ended in a 4-4 tie between the West squad and East.
Sweeney has a torn ligament in his right elbow and will undergo Tommy John surgery later this month. He said late last week he would play, even as just a pinch runner, even though he was unable to throw. He said he could swing a bat with minimal pain.
He was considered a possible top five-round draft pick in next summer's MLB amateur draft until his injury.
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