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Braves shortstop Simmons slowed by oblique strain
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Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons watches during the eighth inning of a Sept. 7 game against the Miami Marlins in Miami. - photo by J Pat Carter
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons has a slight left oblique strain. On the day of the team's first full-squad workout, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez couldn't give a date when Simmons will be ready for exhibition games but said the injury wasn't serious. Simmons fielded balls during workouts Thursday but didn't hit or throw.
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