Righthander Michael Fulmer had successful knee surgery with Dr. James Andrews on Thursday, according to the team. Fulmer will obviously miss the last two weeks of the season, but is expected to be 100 percent recovered by the start of spring training.
While some reports have indicated that Fulmer’s meniscus was “repaired,” this is not the case. The arthroscopic procedure Fulmer underwent simply removed the damaged portion of his meniscus, and “smoothed some of the roughened bone surfaces.” Head athletic trainer Doug Teter described the procedure as a “clean-up,” and said that Fulmer would begin physical therapy immediately.