Hideki Matsui underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Wednesday, addressing an ailment that slowed him in the 2007 regular season’s final months.
Matsui, 33, was hampered considerably by pain and swelling in his right knee down the stretch for the Yankees, limiting his mobility and eventually prompting increased use as a designated hitter rather than a left fielder.
The procedure, a cleaning of the inside of his right knee, was performed by Dr. Scott Rodeo at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Knee ailments are not new for Matsui; he assembled his lengthy playing streak with the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League largely by playing through an arthritic left knee.
The Yankees said in a statement that Matsui is scheduled to begin his rehabilitation program on Friday in New York and is scheduled to be ready for the start of Spring Training.
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