Buhner to Have Knee Surgery

Jay Buhner will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee within the next five days, and the Seattle Mariner outfielder will miss about two months.

Buhner, 33, took limited batting practice Friday but limped off the field after pregame hitting Saturday. He made a sliding catch at the back of the Kingdome bullpen mound on April 6 against the New York Yankees and left the game because of an inflamed left knee.

He has has not played since, and was put on the disabled list April 13, a move retroactive to April 7.

Buhner hit 40 or more homers in each of the last three seasons and was a 1996 All-Star. He was hitting .333 with two homers and five runs batted in before he was injured.