Professional baseball player, Lance Berkman, tears his ACL.

Houston Astros outfielder, Lance Berkman, will likely miss the start of the 2005 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while playing flag football during a church related function. Berkman will have surgery during the following 10 days and is expected to have a five to six month rehabilitation period.

Berkman is a three time NL All Star and hit .316 this season with 30 homers and 106 RBIs. He made his major league debut in 1999, has a .303 career average with 156 homers and 535 RBIs.