Santana has surgery
Published: Thu, Oct. 02, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Thu, Oct. 02, 2008 02:42AM
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closeNew York Mets left-hander Johan Santana has had arthroscopic surgery on torn cartilage in his left knee.
Santana tore his meniscus before his final start but still pitched a shutout last Saturday on short rest against the Florida Marlins to temporarily keep the Mets' playoff hopes alive.
The team says in a release Wednesday that Santana is expected to be ready for spring training.
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He went 16-7 with a 2.53 ERA after coming over from the Minnesota Twins in February in a blockbuster trade.
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