Jays second baseman Devon Travis has left-shoulder surgery, out 16 to 20 weeks

TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis has undergone surgery on his left shoulder and will be out 16 to 20 weeks.

The Blue Jays said in a release that Travis had successful surgery Tuesday to treat a condition known as an os acromiale. The condition occurs when one of the four growth plates of the acromion bone, which extends laterally over the shoulder joint, fails to fuse, causing an extra bone.

The Jays said the condition was discovered earlier in the season when Travis was placed on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation, but said that it was determined the os acromiale wasn’t contributing to the injury.

“After exhausting all other possibilities, the consulting doctors recommended surgery to repair the os acromiale,” the release said.

The procedure included inserting screws to stabilize the extra bone in his shoulder.

Travis was placed on the disabled list twice last season with left shoulder inflammation and didn’t play in the final two months of the season or the playoffs.

He had exploratory surgery on Sept. 23, and the team said nothing significant was discovered.