Former Indians slugger Napoli to have season-ending surgery

AP Sports Writer

Former Indians slugger Napoli to have season-ending surgeryBy TOM WITHERS

CLEVELAND (AP) Former Indians slugger Mike Napoli will undergo season-ending knee surgery after getting hurt in the minors.

Napoli sustained a torn right anterior cruciate ligament earlier this week while playing for Triple-A Columbus. The 36-year-old will have the operation once the swelling in his knee goes down, and the Indians said that could take as much as two weeks.

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The injury is career threatening for the 36-year-old, who had his best season in 2016 when he helped lead the Indians to the World Series. Napoli set career-highs with 34 homers and 101 RBIs for Cleveland and was invaluable as a clubhouse leader for manager Terry Francona.

The Indians signed Napoli to a minor league deal this winter and brought him to training camp. But Cleveland didn’t have a roster spot for him after signing first baseman Yonder Alonso as a free agent.

Napoli played with Texas last season and won a World Series with Boston in 2013.

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