Westmoreland under the knife

Former Portsmouth High School baseball star Ryan Westmoreland is in surgery right now to repair a broken left collarbone. The Boston Red Sox prospect suffered the injury last week when he caught a fly ball in the gap while crashing into the outfield wall for the Lowell Spinners.

Westmoreland will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks, meaning he'll miss the rest of the Spinners' season. But after recovering at home in Portsmouth for a few days, he is expected to rejoin the team. He went in to surgery about 2 p.m. and should be done by around 3:30, according to his dad, Ron.

Check back later this afternoon for an update.