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Rox prospect Dahl will have spleen removed

.@ddahl21 has made the difficult decision to have his spleen removed tomorrow. Doing so allows him to return (1/2)

(2/2) this season instead of next year, though it also brings other challenges. #Courage #Prayers #RonnieLott1986 #Rockies #MiLB

— Sosnick Cobbe Karon (@SosnickCobbe) May 31, 2015

Dahl, 21, was Colorado's top pick (10th overall) out of Oak Mountain High School near Birmingham, Ala., in the 2012 MLB Draft. Dahl was the Rookie-level Pioneer League Player of the Year that season (.379, .423 OBP, 10 HR, 57 RBIs).