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BALTIMORE — Tampa Bay left-hander Matt Moore will miss the remainder of the season after opting to have elbow-ligament replacement surgery. Steve DeBerg Jersey . Dr. James Andrews is to operate next week on the 24-year-old pitcher, who made the AL All-Star team last year. Moore will be the first Rays pitcher to undergo Tommy John surgery since Jason Isringhausen in June 2009. „I cant help out on the competitive side of this business right now,“ Moore said Tuesday before rain washed out the Rays game at the Orioles. „This is my first significant injury where Im going to be missing a lot of time.“ Manager John Maddon believes Moores decision will be beneficial in the long term for the pitcher and the team. „Its awful, but its great,“ Maddon said. „Its awful that were going to miss this guy for a bit. Its good for him to be able to get past this moment and look forward to a really long and prosperous career. Almost all of the time, percentage-wise, its a very successful operation.“ Moore hasnt pitched since walking off the mound with elbow soreness on April 7 in Kansas City. He was placed on the disabled list the following day. „It was an injury that I didnt think would be my ligament. I didnt think it was going to be something like that,“ he said. „It just didnt feel that severe.“ After throwing on the side Monday, Moore realized surgery was inevitable. „I dont think there was a whole lot of hesitation,“ he said, noting that he felt pain „on every single pitch.“ Moore also experienced elbow soreness last season while going 17-4 with a 3.29 ERA. He was 0-2 this year despite allowing only three runs in 10 innings. Moore is among three Tampa Bay pitchers on the disabled list. Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson is recovering from arthroscopic right elbow surgery and right-hander Alex Cobb has a left oblique strain. „Its tough,“ starter David Price said. „Theyre going to be working hard. Theyre going to be trying to get back here. Whenever they do, its going to be a good little shot in the butt for us, and thats what you need throughout the season.“ Maddon already has been forced to improvise his rotation. Left-hander Erik Bedard was going to start for the Rays on Thursday, but because of the rainout, Price will take the mound in the opener of a series against the New York Yankees. Chris Doleman Jersey . — The Grand Rapids Griffins scored three goals in 33 seconds of the second period en route to defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-1 in American Hockey League action on Friday. Wholesale 49ers Jerseys .com) – Devin Booker scored 19 points and top-ranked Kentucky put on a defensive clinic in an 83-44 obliteration of UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.Canton, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Two-time MVP quarterback Kurt Warner and the late Junior Seau are two of 15 Modern-Era finalists for the 2015 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Warner and Seau are two of three first-time eligibles that made the final ballot, with former Rams offensive tackle Orlando Pace the other. The Hall of Fame Selection Committee will convene in Phoenix on Jan. 31 to elect the 2015 class. A pair of Super Bowl champion coaches, Jimmy Johnson and Tony Dungy, also made the cut down to 15. So did wide receivers Marvin Harrison and Tim Brown, running backs Jerome Bettis and Terrell Davis and the NFLs all-time leading scorer, kicker Morten Andersen. Seau, an eight-time first team All-Pro linebacker for the San Diego Chargers who tragically committed suicide in May of 2012, is joined on the defensive side by outside linebackers Charles Haley and Kevin Greene and safety John Lynch. Raheem Mostert Jersey. Twelve-time Pro Bowl guard Will Shields and former St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers head coach Don Coryell round out the Modern-Era finalists. The Hall of Fame Selection Committee previously announced ex-Minnesota Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff as its senior finalist, while executives Bill Polian and Ron Wolf were placed under consideration in the newly created Contributor category in October. Dungy, Harrison, Bettis, Brown, Shields, Haley, Greene, Andersen and Lynch are all repeat finalists from last year. ‚ ‚ ‚