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Ivan Rodriguez's knee injury believed to be serious.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| September 01, 2001 | Engel, Mac | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ The injury to Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez's left knee is much worse than originally believed, which could drastically alter the way the team negotiates a long-term contract with him, or diminish his value as a free agent after the 2002 season.

Rodriguez was a late scratch minutes before the start of the Rangers' 7-2 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

"It's serious," Rangers trainer Danny Wheat said. "It's serious enough not to play him."

Rodriguez has patellar tendinitis in his left knee, and will return to the Fort Worth-Dallas area this morning to have a precautionary MRI _ his second in two weeks _ performed by team physician, Dr. John Conway.

"I'm not worried about it at all," ...

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