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Associated Press Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Nathan takes time between pitches in the third inning against the Red Sox, March 6, 2010. If you are a player in Jonathan Papelbon’s position — an elite closer still waiting for a shot at a long-term deal after the 2011 season — the news of Joe Nathan’s potentially season-ending injury must hit like a bucket of ice water in the face.

The Minnesota Twins confirmed that closer Joe Nathan has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, a significant injury.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins All-Star closer Joe Nathan has a torn ligament in his throwing elbow.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins All-Star closer Joe Nathan has a torn ligament in his throwing elbow.

The Minnesota Twins confirmed that closer Joe Nathan has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, a significant injury. What say you about this development? Is the season over before it even begins?

The Minnesota Twins’ star closer Joe Nathan has a torn ligament in his throwing arm.

Twins closer Joe Nathan is going to shut it down for two weeks after the Twins found a torn ligament in his throwing elbow this week, according to The Associated Press. General manager Bill Smith will rest the closer before determining whether or not the ligament needs to be surgically repaired. He may get a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews, who operated on his elbow last October to remove …

March 9 (Bloomberg) — Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Joe Nathan has a torn ligament in his right elbow, the Major League Baseball team reported on its Web site.

Associated PressMinnesota Twins pitcher Joe Nathan delivers against the Boston Red Sox in the third inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday.MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins All-Star closer Joe Nathan has a torn ligament in…

Joe Nathan is suffering from a “significant tear” in his right elbow’s UCL, according o the Minneapolis Star-Tribune . Joe Christensen of the same paper has since tweeted that the injury may require Tommy John surgery, which would end the Twins closer’s season before it ever began.