Jon Jay is expected to have wrist surgery. (Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports)
St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Jon Jay will have arthroscopic surgery this week to repair a damaged left wrist, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported Monday.
Recovery time is expected to be 6-8 weeks, so he should be ready for Spring Training.
Jay has been dealing with the problem since July, and cut his workouts short because of the pain. But it did not affect his production. He hit .325 in August and September and finished with a .303 average with three home runs.
Jay was the only Cardinals player to hit better than .300 during the regular season, and he led the team in hitting during the playoffs, batting .483 (14-for-29). He had a .500 average during the National League Championship Series.
