"One of baseball's more heavily-used relievers over the past three seasons, Proctor said he began feeling elbow discomfort in May. He initially played through the pain before being placed on the disabled list on June 25.
'The abuse through the year got to the point where it needed to be addressed,' Proctor said. 'Right now, the steps that we're taking is to avoid surgery.'
Joe Torre, who was Proctor's first major league manager when the two were with the New York Yankees and now is the Dodgers' manager, told MLB.com that Proctor hates to sit out.
'This happened in New York,' Torre said of Proctor insistence to pitch through the pain. 'He would never acknowledge anything's wrong. He always says he's all right. You love him for his heart and bellyful of guts, but he doesn't always make the right decision.' "
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