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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols had surgery on his right foot Friday, possibly sidelining him past Opening Day.Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Pujols had the procedure Friday in North Carolina to release his plantar fascia, the ligament connecting the heel to the toes. The three-time National League MVP was bothered by plantar fasciitis repeatedly during the season but played through the pain in arguably the strongest year of his half-decade with the Angels.Eppler said the surgery typically prevents players from participating in baseball activities for three months, along with another month before theyre ready to resume playing in games. Opening Day for Los Angeles is April 3, and the Angels hope Pujols can be ready.Hes at that point in his career where hes keenly aware of whats happening with his body, Eppler said in a phone interview. I dont put the timetable on Albert like you would with your younger players. Well just see in Alberts case, as he progresses, what his timetable is.Pujols, who turns 37 next month, batted .268 last season with 31 homers and 119 RBIs, the fourth-most in the majors -- although his .780 OPS was among the worst of his career. He largely served as a designated hitter instead of playing first base because of problems with his hamstrings and feet.Pujols heads into 2017 with 591 career homers, ranking him ninth in major league history. He is 18 homers behind Sammy Sosa for eighth place.After playing in pain until the final week of the Angels disappointing season, Pujols began shock wave therapy on his foot early in the offseason, believing he wouldnt need surgery.But Pujols foot became more painful in recent weeks despite the therapy, and he huddled with the Angels top brass to decide on surgery after his most recent trip to see Dr. Robert Anderson in North Carolina. Continuing with conservative care would have required 10 more weeks, forcing Pujols to miss the first half of the 2017 season if he still required surgery.He just felt that the pain had gotten to a point where he was comfortable having surgery, Eppler said. If we did delay it, youre just looking at 2 1/2 more months into the season.Pujols had a different type of surgery on his right foot last winter but recovered in time for Opening Day. He also had plantar fasciitis in his left foot during the 2013 season, eventually forcing him out for the year when his fascia snapped.Pujols has five years and $140 million remaining on the 10-year, $240 million free-agent contract that pried him out of St. Louis, where he won two World Series and became a nine-time NL All-Star.The Angels havent won a playoff game since Pujols arrival and Mike Trouts concurrent emergence as one of baseballs best players. They went 74-88 last season, the injury-plagued clubs worst record since 1999. 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It is in danger of dropping its first three Atlantic Coast Conference games for the first time since 2009.With me being hurt, its like Im learning more as a coach. So its kind of different versus going out there and applying it to the field. Im learning, Im seeing it and now Im telling other guys, James said.James has been encouraged with his rehabilitation progress. He is down to just one crutch and is doing flexibility drills, but he didnt want to give a timeline on his return.James absence has been noticeable. The Seminoles are allowing 6.98 yards per play, which is fourth-worst among the 128 teams in the nation and has given up 25 plays of 30 yards or more, which is second-most in the nation.When James was injured during the third quarter of FSUs win over Charleston Southern, he was leading the team in tackles in the first two games and had recorded his first career interception in the Sept. 5 win over No. 14 Mississippi.Many projected James to be one of the breakout players in college football this season due to his versatility. Besides being a physical safety, he could play as a rush end in certain pass-rushing situations along with occasionally being used as aa linebacker or a corner against a slot receiver.ddddddddddddWithout James, FSUs deficiencies in pass coverage have been apparent.Everybody back there knows what to do. I think were just overthinking. We just need to communicate better, he said.Coach Jimbo Fisher realizes that James absence has been a huge blow to the defense, but didnt want to use that as an excuse for the Seminoles struggles.Hes a great leader. Hes a great guy that keeps things together, and other guys dont have to do things they would be doing, Fisher said. But everybody deals with that. Thats not an excuse in any way, shape, or form. You have to play with what youve got, and weve got good players, and we have good kids. Weve just got to figure out how to get them to play well.Florida State faces another difficult quarterback this week in Brad Kaaya. The Miami junior has thrown for 721 yards in two games against Florida State with five touchdowns and one interception. His 405 yards in last years game were the most by a Miami QB in a game in Tallahassee. The Hurricanes (4-0, 1-0 ACC) are unbeaten at this point for the sixth time since 2000.Miami coach Mark Richt compared James injury to if the Hurricanes lost Kaaya.Said Richt: I just know that hes one of the best players in college football, and its always hard to lose a great player at any position. If theres a quarterback of the defense, he was probably it, and Im sure that makes it tougher to execute. Its tough to lose a great player like that, a great leader.---Online: The APs college football page: http://collegfootball.ap.org---Follow Joe on Twitter: www.twitter.com/joereedy and his work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/joe-reedy ' ' '