Nathan Will Miss 2010 Season

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Twins closer Joe Nathan will miss the entire season because of a right elbow injury that will require surgery.

Nathan made the decision after playing catch with Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson for 10 minutes on Sunday.

"It didn't go like we hoped," Nathan said. "We knew it was a long shot, but I think this will clear my head. There definitely was no gray area. It was definitely on the dark side. We know now that we're going to need to go in and have some surgery done and get this thing taken care of."

Nathan hopes to have Tommy John surgery within the next two weeks.

Via ESPN

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