TAMPA, Fla., June 15 (UPI) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Rocco Baldelli may be delayed in his return following knee surgery by another operation, this time on his right elbow.
The center fielder, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last fall, injured the elbow this week at the Raymond Naimoli complex, the Tampa Tribune reported Wednesday.
Baldelli had been nearing a minor-league rehabilitation assignment that would have brought him back to the Rays lineup sometime around the All-Star break. Instead, he is now planning to fly to Birmingham, Ala., to allow Rays team physician James Andrews to examine the elbow.
"He's had a little bit of a setback," Rays manager Lou Piniella said. "We'll let you know [more] in a couple of days."
