
12-10-2008, 06:11 AM
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Cleveland Indians DH Hafner working hard to get back into the swing
by Paul Hoynes/Plain Dealer Reporter Tuesday December 09, 2008, 2:14 PM
Chuck Crow/The Plain DealerTravis Hafner has reportedly lost a lot of weight during the offseason.
LAS VEGAS --- Travis Hafner is putting his body through some changes. Lonnie Soloff, the Indians' head athletic trainer, says Hafner has been working out five days a week, five hours a day at Progressive Field after an injury-shortened season led to surgery on his right shoulder on Oct. 14. Hafner, who usually weighs between 240 and 260 pounds, has reportedly lost a lot of weight.
"I'll let you make up your mind when you see him," said Soloff, attending the winter meetings at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino. "He realizes that this is his No.1 off-season priority to get his career back on track."
Fans who have seen Hafner in public have commented on how thin he looks.
News of Hafner's sore shoulder didn't surface until early last season, but the Indians' designated hitter hasn't swung the bat like "Pronk" since April of 2007.
"He's at a juncture in his career where he has to examine every avenue to improve," said Soloff. "One avenue is his body structure and shape."
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