San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron has been benched indefinitely after undergoing a surgical procedure to “drain” his hemorrhoids. “[Matt] had to have surgery to drain it and make it better,” Padres manager Craig Stammen told reporters on Wednesday, February 25. “So he’s been in the hospital the last couple days.” Stammen, 41, described Waldron’s recovery as a “week-to-week” situation, meaning that it’s possible that the pitcher could miss Major League Baseball’s opening day on March 25. Waldron was in contention for a starting pitcher spot with the Padres, though it now seems unlikely that...

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