Twins righthander Boof Bonser just told me in the clubhouse that he’ll need surgery on his ailing right shoulder.

“They’re going to have to go in and clean it out,” he said.

Bonser said team doctors were looking the results of the MRI exam he underwent yesterday in St. Petersburg, Fla., and official word should come after today’s workout.

It’s a blow for Bonser, who was trying to figure out his bullpen role. Some feel he could be late-inning guy because he can hit 94 on the gun. But the Twins might want another long reliever to go with Matt Guerrier since Jesse Crain, Luis Ayala, Craig Breslow and Jose Mijares are largely one-inning guys.

We should know more about Bonser’s situation later today. The club could always suggest - strongly - that Bonser try rehab first. But Bonser sounded convinced that he’s going under the knife.

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