Source: Murphy receives cortisone injection

February, 19, 2013
Feb 19
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Second baseman Daniel Murphy received a cortisone injection in his right side during an examination with team doctors Tuesday in Manhattan, a major league source told ESPNNewYork.com.

Murphy had been dispatched to the Hospital for Special Surgery after feeling a "subtle tug" in camp. He was diagnosed by trainers with an intercostal muscle injury, Sandy Alderson said Monday.

Alderson had speculated that a cortisone injection may occur. That was the route team doctors took when David Wright suffered a similar injury last spring training.

Murphy, before departing Mets camp, hoped the injury would only sideline him a week to 10 days.
Adam Rubin has covered the Mets since 2003. He's a graduate of Mepham High School on Long Island and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He joined ESPNNewYork after spending 10 years at the New York Daily News.
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TEAM LEADERS

WINS LEADER
Matt Harvey
WINS ERA SO IP
5 1.55 68 63
OTHER LEADERS
BAD. Wright .301
HRJ. Buck 10
RBIJ. Buck 31
RD. Murphy 27
OPSD. Wright .907
ERAM. Harvey 1.55
SOM. Harvey 68

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