The New York Mets released a statement late Wednesday night saying their All-Star centerfielder Carlos Beltran will miss at least 12 weeks and opening day after undergoing knee surgery recently:
Beltran To Be Out At Least 12 Weeks, Miss Opening Day
“Beltran had worsening of osteoarthritis of the right knee during the offseason. He had not been experiencing pain following the conclusion of the season and into his early offseason conditioning. The symptoms returned to the point where pre-spring training conditioning became too painful. He elected to undergo arthroscopic clean out of the arthritic area of his knee by [his] personal physician Dr. Richard Steadman today in Colorado. He is anticipated to return to baseball activities in 12 weeks.”
Returning to “baseball activities” could mean anything, but it’s unlikely that means he’ll actually be playing. It could mean as little as swinging a bat or running in the outfield.
Beltran missed 81 games in the 2009 season because of knee problems.
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