Wright has season-ending knee surgery, expected to be ready in 2018

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Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright underwent what the team called successful knee surgery on Monday in New York.

Wright, 32, is expected to be ready for spring training in 2018 after having the cartilage restoration procedure on his left knee performed by Dr. Riley Williams III at the Hospital for Special Surgery. 

Wright, who went 1-3 with an 8.25 ERA in five starts, went on the disabled list last month with the injury and opted last week to have the surgery.

An All-Star last season when he went 13-6 with a 3.33 ERA, Wright's season ended in August after he injured his right shoulder while pinch-running in a game against the Dodgers.
 

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