Seth Stohs, who runs the well-respected Twins blog “Seth Speaks,” is reporting that reliever Pat Neshek will have Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery next week and miss the 2009 season. Stohs cited a source close to the situation.

Neshek was scheduled to have a magnetic resonance imaging exam on his right elbow today, along with an evaluation by Twins physician Dr. Dan Buss.

Stohs had Neshek as a guest for his weekly podcast recently and has been in contact with Neshek since he was coming through the Twins’ minor-league system. We’re in the process of confirming the details now and will provide updates as we get them.

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