Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is out for the season, and his illustrious career could be over if he needs major surgery on his injured left elbow. 

Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is out for the season, and his illustrious career could be over if he needs major surgery on his injured left elbow. 

Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is out for the season, and his illustrious career could be over if he needs major surgery on his injured left elbow. 

Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is out for the season, and his illustrious career could be over if he needs major surgery on his injured left elbow. 

MEDICAL WATCH: SS Yunel Escobar (sore left elbow) was held out Aug. 

MEDICAL WATCH: SS Yunel Escobar (sore left elbow) was held out Aug. 

--LHP Tom Glavine is back on the 15-day disabled list with the same strained left flexor tendon, one day after he was activated from the DL and gave up seven runs in four innings against the Cubs Thursday. 

There was no need Friday afternoon to ask left-hander Tom Glavine how his left elbow was rebounding after his four-inning, seven earned-run start against the Cubs Thursday night: He was back on the 15-day disabled list with that same strained left elbow. 

--LHP Tom Glavine is back on the 15-day disabled list with the same strained left flexor tendon, one day after he was activated from the DL and gave up seven runs in four innings against the Cubs Thursday. 

There was no need Friday afternoon to ask left-hander Tom Glavine how his left elbow was rebounding after his four-inning, seven earned-run start against the Cubs Thursday night: He was back on the 15-day disabled list with that same strained left elbow. 

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Tom Glavine went back on the Atlanta Braves' disabled list, a day after the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was hit hard in his first start since June 10. 

Tom Glavine went back on the Atlanta Braves' disabled list on Friday, a day after the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was hit hard in his first start since June 10.