Red Sox Give OK for Ortiz to Play
Posted on: Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 15:00 CDT
BOSTON - The Red Sox on Tuesday gave slugger David Ortiz medical clearance to play, about a week after he was pulled from the lineup because of heart palpitations.
Ortiz was hospitalized for two days last week to undergo extensive heart tests, which he said showed nothing abnormal. He was released Thursday from Massachusetts General Hospital and wore a heart monitor over the weekend.
"The ongoing monitoring of David Ortiz has not identified any further problem," team medical director Dr. Thomas Gill said in a statement.
"As a result, the team of consultants caring for David has met and decided to allow him to return to play today," Gill said. "The Red Sox medical staff will continue to monitor David on a daily basis."
The Red Sox were scheduled to play the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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