Mets third baseman David Wright to have neck surgery

Mets third baseman David Wright has been scheduled for surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck.

The team announced Wright would have the operation on Thursday in Marina del Rey, Calif. The decision to proceed with surgery was made after weeks of tests, rest and anti-inflammatory injections.

New York did not reveal an estimated timeframe for Wright’s potential return, but the 33-year-old captain is expected miss most of the remainder of the season — perhaps all of it.

Wright says in a statement that his “neck simply did not respond to any of the treatments of the past few weeks.” He says while it’s frustrating, he’s “determined to make a full recovery and get back on the field as soon as I can to help the Mets win.”

In other Mets news, part-time center fielder Juan Lagares was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday, with a sprained left thumb. Utility player Ty Kelly was recalled from triple-A Las Vegas.

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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Alec Asher was suspended for 80 games on Thursday for violating Major League Baseball’s drug agreement following a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance. The 24-year-old right-hander, a 40-man roster player on option to Lehigh Valley and on the Triple-A team’s disabled list, tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, the an anabolic steroid used to increase speed and strength. …

Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins will miss the rest of the season because of a persistent left shoulder injury that will require surgery, Manager Paul Molitor confirmed before the game Thursday night. The three-time All-Star appeared in only two games before landing on the disabled list because of what was diagnosed then as a posterior strain. Perkins had several setbacks in his rehabilitation program. Kevin Jepsen has assumed the ninth-inning role. He’s 2-5 with a 5.40 ERA in 28 games, having blown three of 10 save attempts.