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TOM GLAVINE OK TO RESUME PITCHING SHORTLY

The New York Mets announced today that Tom Glavine’s hand condition is not serious and that he will be able to resume activity in two days and return to pitching over the next 7 to 10 days.

Team doctors performed an angiogram at the Hospital for Special Surgery yesterday to determine the cause of the coolness Glavine was feeling in his left ring finger. The test showed that the symptoms are caused by an old injury to an artery probably caused by pitching. The scar tissue from that old injury occasionally causes blood clots to form in Tom’s finger. The condition is not serious and will be treated with baby aspirin and other medication to help his circulation.

“The news from our doctors is a good as we could have hoped for,” said Mets’ General Manager, Omar Minaya. “We look forward to having Tom return to full activity and get back on the mound as soon as possible.”

“I was relieved to hear the news,” said Tom Glavine. “First and foremost to hear that the condition is not serious, but also to hear that I can get back to doing what I love to do relatively quickly.”

Glavine will rest for a couple of days to allow the incision from the angiogram to heal. He will then be allowed to resume light activity and will begin throwing after several days.

“We haven’t made a decision yet on who will make Tommy’s next start,” said Omar Minaya. “We will play that by ear for the next couple of days.”