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Pirates C Doumit out 8 to 10 weeks (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Pittsburgh catcher Ryan Doumit will need an operation to repair a broken bone in his right wrist and will be out for 8 to 10 weeks. Doumit's operation is scheduled for Thursday, when pins will be inserted into the broken scaphoid bone to fuse it. Doumit, who led NL catchers with a .318 average last season, fractured the wrist bone while batting in Sunday's 11-1 loss to Atlanta.