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The Braves season took a HUGE hit on Wednesday when it was learned that former Cy Young Award winner John Smoltz will have season-ending surgery on his ailing right shoulder. The news comes just two days after Smoltz blew a save in his first, and only, relief appearance since 2004.

The news also puts the career of Smoltz in question. He has been on record as saying that he will retire rather than going through another surgery, but quickly backtracked on those statements at a press conference this morning at Turner Field. If arthriscopic surgery reveals serious shoulder damage, Smoltz could be forced to retire.

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