Indians C Shoppach has knee surgery

Sep 29, 2008 - 6:56 PM CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Cleveland Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach on Monday underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the team announced.

The 30-minute operation, performed by team medical director Dr. Mark Schickendantz, cleaned out cartilage in Shoppach's knee.

Shoppach replaced an injured Victor Martinez as Cleveland's starting catcher and hit .261 with 21 home runs and 55 RBI in 112 games.

Martinez went down with an elbow injury in June that required surgery and caused him to miss nearly three months.