Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 23, 2008
Everywhere You Want To Be

Francisco Liriano's visa woes are coming to an end:

Twins general manager Bill Smith said Friday he thinks Liriano will pick up his visa in the Dominican Republic on Monday, which would mean the pitcher likely wouldn't get to spring training until at least Tuesday.

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Liriano has been stuck in the Dominican Republic for more than a week, delaying the left-hander's return from elbow ligament replacement surgery. Because of a new U.S. law, people who have a recent DUI on their records are required to attend an alcohol assessment before getting their visas to enter the country.

Liriano, who had a DUI in 2006, and the Twins were unaware of the development, and the former All-Star has been scrambling to meet the requirements ever since.

He's been working out at the Twins academy in the DR, so he shouldn't be too far behind. Besides, coming off Tommy John surgery, the Twins will want him to take it slow anyway.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:41 AM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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