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Jair Jurrjens Plans to Have Knee Surgery Next Week

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens will have surgery on his right knee to repair the meniscus tear that kept him from pitching in the playoffs and the final three weeks of the regular season. The procedure has been scheduled for next week, and will keep the pitcher from any activities for a few days before he...

Jair Jurrjens Won't Pitch Again in Regular Season, Postseason a Possibility

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens took a huge step on Wednesday towards returning from a knee injury and pitching again this season. Jurrjens threw 45 pitches in a bullpen session and said, while he could still feel pain, it was of a lesser grade than his last bullpen session in Washington which lasted just...

Jair Jurrjens to Have Injection Monday, Still Hoping to Make Another Start

With the NL wild-card race coming down to the wire, the Atlanta Braves are hoping for all the help they can get to make up their one-game deficit on the Padres and Giants. If they're hoping to get a boost from injured starter Jair Jurrjens, though, they're going to need the help of the team doctors. Jurrjens is getting...

Roto Rush: Stephen Strasburg Stumbles

Stephen Strasburg has been living a season of firsts thus far in 2010 -- his rookie campaign. On Tuesday he went through a few that he'd like to forget. Strasburg was activated from the disabled list prior to Tuesday's game against Florida and was promptly shelled. He gave up six earned runs -- the most of his young...

Roto Rush: Is Tommy Hunter for Real?

Rangers starter Tommy Hunter tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night to win for the ninth time in 12 starts. It was a bounceback effort for Hunter, who had allowed eight earned runs in three innings his last time out. He now sports a 3.10 ERA and 1.19 WHIP to go along with his pristine...

Jair Jurrjens News From the Web

05/29/12 MLB Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz from Around the League Source: Bleacher Report The MLB trade deadline is not until the end of July, but there are still plenty of rumors going around to satisfy your thirst.
05/28/12 Bus Leagues Express: May 28 Source: Bus Leagues Baseball Travis d'Araud got off to a bit of a slow start this season in Las Vegas, but at this point it seems like a distant memory.
05/23/12 Jair Jurrjens had another terrible start at Triple-A Source: Comcast SportsNet Jair Jurrjens got rocked for 11 runs in a Triple-A start last week and turned in another ugly outing for Gwinnett yesterday, allowing seven runs on 11 hits in 4.1 innings.
05/23/12 Atlanta Braves Trade Scenarios: Who Should They Target... Source: Bleacher Report The unpredictable nature of Major League Baseball never lets us down early in the season.
05/22/12 Rochester Pounds G-Braves, 10-1 Source: The Weekly - Peachtree Corners GA The G-Braves, however, maintain their three-game lead over Charlotte in the International League South as the Knights lost to Durham 3-2 in 10 innings in Durham, North Carolina.

Background on Jair Jurrjens

Jair Francoise Jurrjens ( ); born January 29, 1986 in Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands, is a starting pitcher with the Atlanta Braves organization.

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