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Tim Byrdak

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  • Tim Byrdak to have knee surgery

    ' array of spring training injuries graduated from discouraging to impactful Monday, as an examination of lefthanded reliever Tim Byrdak revealed a torn meniscus in his left knee. Byrdak will have surgery Tuesday at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery   Read more »

  • Wright flying to New York for cortisone shot

    Surgery. Wright likely will receive an "ultrasound-guided" cortisone shot to his ailing left rib-cage muscle.Lefty reliever Tim Byrdak , who is experiencing stiffness in his left knee, also had an appointment to meet with Altchek Monday in New York.Wright   Read more »

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  • Mets morning briefing 5.28.12

    wear special caps on Memorial Day. This time, the team colors will remain and camouflage will fill the logo. R.A. Dickey , Tim Byrdak and Frank Francisco combined on the shutout as the Mets upped their scoreless streak to 26 innings and moved six games over   from ESPN Read more »

  • Dickey, pen fire more zeros

    combined in August 2010 for the Mets' last set of complete-game shutouts. Dickey needed a bit of help to finish this one. Tim Byrdak got two outs to finish the eighth and Frank Francisco pitched the ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances. The Mets shut out   from Times Herald-Record Read more »

  • R.A. Dickey got his major-league leading seventh win of the season Sunday. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Dickey Strikes Out 10; Mets Shut Out Padres

    (7-1) scattered three hits and walked just one batter in picking up his major-league leading seventh win of the year. Reliever Tim Byrdak came on in relief in the eighth inning and closer Frank Francisco worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th save of the season.   from The Epoch Times Read more »

  • Byrdak's Proud to Be Baseball's Most Utilized

    Brian Costa Tim Byrdak's notion of an occupational hazard was formed in an animal recycling plant outside Chicago in 2003. Out of baseball and desperate for work, he was there installing insulation with his father-in-law when, overwhelmed by the stench of   from Wall Street Journal Read more »

  • Carson & Carrasco out; Egbert called up from Buffalo

    Baron: With this move, the Mets are back to having Tim Byrdak as the lone left-handed reliever in the bullpen. As I’ve said in the past, the Mets have been hamstrung by having only one lefty in the pen, and they have been burned by a lack of flexibility late   from Metsblog.com Read more »

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About Tim Byrdak

Timothy Christopher Byrdak (born October 31, 1973 in Oak Lawn, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. His previous major league experience came from 1998 to 2000, when Byrdak played for the Kansas City Royals, an injury-plagued stint with the Baltimore Orioles, and one year with the Detroit Tigers.

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