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Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale undergoes successful surgery on broken finger

BOSTON – Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale underwent a procedure Monday to reset his broken finger. The Red Sox called it a successful surgery performed at an outpatient center in Wellesley.

The team said Sale, "underwent an open reduction and internal fixation of a left fifth finger proximal phalanx fracture today."

Sale broke his finger Sunday when he was hit by a line drive at Yankee Stadium.

The Red Sox did not say how long the left-handed pitcher will be out.  

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