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This is not the way it is supposed to end. The Disney ending would have Mike Lowell come back to Boston, enjoy a smashing year, then bid a fond, triumphant farewell.

Speaking for the first time since a problematic thumb nixed a trade between the Red Sox and Rangers this weekend, third baseman Mike Lowell clarified his injury to WEEI.com on Monday night, stressing that a lack of communication with his team's medical staff wasn't a problem in the delayed surgery.

I have been an unabashed fan and supporter of the Red Sox General Manager since his assumption of the reigns of the Red Sox organization.

Mike Lowell will have surgery to repair a ligament in his right thumb and need six to eight weeks to recover, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

Mike Lowell has not had a physical yet with the Texas Rangers , but that will likely happen this weekend, according to a major league source.

Boston Red Sox third baseman reportedly needs surgery to repair a torn ligament in his thumb, and the previously reported trade that would send him to Texas has now been called off.

By JEFF WILSON A resolution to the proposed Mike Lowell trade should be known by Sunday after the Boston Red Sox third baseman is examined by Texas Rangers team doctors.Lowell, a four-time All-Star, has an injured right thumb, the severity of which is unknown by Rangers personnel.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels summed up the team's decision to sign oft-injured starter Rich Harden as a risk well worth taking.

Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels continues to explore other options for a power-hitting presence should a proposed trade for Boston third baseman Mike Lowell fall through.

The end of a busy week for the Rangers ... Anthony Andro has a story on the risk/reward issues with Rich Harden , and with some quotes from Jon Daniels about the fact that Harden, at age 28, is now the veteran of the rotation.

Peter Gammons reported this morning that Red Sox 3B Mike Lowell could require thumb surgery.

The proposed trade that would send third baseman Mike Lowell from Boston to Texas is being held up by the Rangers' concern over the slugger's right thumb, the Boston Globe reported yesterday.

Mike Lowell's injured thumb is putting a trade to the Texas Rangers in doubt, according to the Boston Globe.

Don't back up the moving van quite yet, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell, and don't jump off that bridge, Red Sox Nation.

So we are continuing to get news and reactions from the recent Rangers moves... Anthony Andro writes that Rich Harden has set a goal of pitching 200 innings in 2010, and thinks his conditioning and workout program will allow him to do that.

The Red Sox and Rangers yesterday continued to work out the remaining details of the pending trade that would send third baseman Mike Lowell and cash to Texas for catcher Max Ramirez .

The Red Sox have reportedly acquired Max Ramirez, the third-string catcher from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Mike Lowell.

If Rich Harden can stay healthy, the Texas Rangers have acquired one of the best young starting pitchers in baseball.

Mike Lowell for Max Ramirez is a proposal/deal that leaves everyone but the Red Sox puzzled.

The Boston Red Sox have reached a preliminary agreement that would send third baseman Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers for minor-league catcher Max Ramirez.