MLB: Long break for Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox has undergone knee surgery and is expected to miss the start of the 2018 season. For the Second Baseman, it is the second consecutive year with knee surgery after the end of the season.

According to the Red Sox, Pedroia underwent a procedure for cartilage restoration in the left knee. The surgery was performed by dr. Riley Williams III at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The 34-year-old is expected to be out of work for seven months and thus at the start of the new season.

Pedroia underwent knee arthroscopy as early as last October to correct a tear in the meniscus, but this season has been plagued by new problems throughout the year. Twice he ended up on the Disabled List.

“He has a bad knee that he has to watch out for and we will have to keep an eye on it for the rest of his career,”said Team President Dave Dombrowski last summer.

Pedroia still has a contract until the end of the 2021 season, after signing an eight-year contract worth 110 million dollars in 2013. Pedroia was a second-round pick for Red Sox in the 2004 draft and made his MLB debut in 2006. In 2007 he was voted Rookie of the Year, and in 2008 he was even voted MVP of the American League. He also won the World Series twice with Boston (2007,2013).

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