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Chris Stewart Undergoes Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

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According to Robert Murray, Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Chris Stewart had a successful knee scope this morning and he is expected to be ready for the start of Spring Training. Stewart was placed on the 60-day disabled list last week, less than two weeks after returning from a 20-day rehab assignment in Altoona. He originally went on the DL on July 4th with left knee discomfort and spent five weeks rehabbing the injury before going on his minor league rehab assignment.

Stewart ended up playing just 34 games this season, hitting .214/.319/.286 in 113 at-bats. On defense, he started 26 times behind the plate, throwing out 27% of base runners, with two errors and four passed balls.

UPDATE 5:05 PM: The Pirates issued the following statement on Stewart today. Nothing new, just the official word from the team and confirmation that he will be ready to go when Spring Training starts:

Chris Stewart underwent arthroscopic surgery to his left knee. Surgery performed by Dr. James Andrews. The estimated time to recover is 6 to 8 weeks.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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