Royals pitcher Matt Strahm will miss the rest of the season after undergoing a surgical procedure Friday to repair a torn patellar tendon in his left knee.
Royals manager Ned Yost said Strahm, 25, is expected to miss close to four months of baseball activities. He should be healthy at the start of spring training in 2018.
“He’ll be ready for spring training,” Yost said. “He’ll be good to go.”
The surgery appeared a likely scenario after the Royals placed Strahm on the 60-day disabled list and set up an appointment with a specialist.