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Rays closer Brad Boxberger out eight weeks

Rays RHP Brad Boxberger out eight weeks after core muscle surgery

Tampa Bay Rays closer Brad Boxberger will miss eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle.
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Tampa Bay Rays closer Brad Boxberger will miss eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle, manager Kevin Cash said Friday.

Cash said the team will not name a new closer while Boxberger is out, but mentioned Alex Colome, Xavier Cedeno, Steve Geltz, Danny Farquhar and Ryan Webb as options to finish games.

Boxberger spent his first season as a closer in 2015, his second season with the Rays. In 69 games he recorded 41 saves, the highest total in the American League. His ERA was a career-high 3.71, but he still earned his first trip to the All-Star Game.

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