Helton expected to be ready for spring training

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Todd Helton

First Base Colorado Rockies Profile

2005 SEASON STATISTICS GM HR RBI R OBP AVG 144 20 79 92 .445 .320

DENVER -- Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton had successful arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Monday and is expected back in time for spring training.

The team said surgeons removed material from the elbow, which Helton injured last week during a workout. He bats left-handed.

General manager Dan O'Dowd called it a "minor proecedure" and said Helton was expected to miss only about two weeks.

Helton, 32, batted .320 with 20 home runs and 79 RBI in 144 games last season.

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press

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