DETROIT -- For the third time since season's end, a Tiger is headed for surgery, albeit a relatively minor procedure this time. Catcher Grayson Greiner will have a bone chip removed from his right wrist on Tuesday, the team announced Wednesday on Twitter.
Dr. Doug Carlan, a hand surgeon based in St. Petersburg, Fla., will perform the procedure. He diagnosed the bone chip while examining Greiner this week.
The injury is not expected to impact Greiner's readiness for next Spring Training, but it will end his season of winter ball. He played one game this month for Escogido in the Dominican League, going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the team's opener on Saturday.