Surgery for Royals’ Grudzielanek

Kansas City Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek will have arthroscopic surgery on torn cartilage in his left knee today and is expected to begin the season on the disabled list.

“In the worst-case scenario, you’re looking at four to six weeks,” General Manager Dayton Moore said.

“He will probably miss the first 10 days or two weeks of the season.”

Grudzielanek said he first experienced knee pain Friday night and reported it to the training staff Saturday. An MRI exam on Sunday discovered the tear.

“It just happened,” he said. “It kind of just came up. It wasn’t because I turned too hard or anything like that. It was just weird.”

Royals Manager Buddy Bell said Esteban German would probably start at second base until Grudzielanek returns.

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