Angels' Pujols (knee surgery) expected out for season

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols is expected to miss the remainder of the season after undergoing an arthroscopic debridement of his left knee on Wednesday.

A general timetable to return to playing following such a procedure is six to eight weeks, the Angels announced.

Pujols, 38, spent a short stint on the disabled list in July with left knee inflammation. He returned July 23 and has played regularly since, hitting .193 with only two home runs and nine RBIs in 23 games this month.

Pujols has hit .245 with 19 home runs and 64 RBIs on the season.

If his year is over, it will be the first season in which Pujols has failed to hit 20 or more home runs since 2013, when he had 17 in 99 games. His 64 RBIs will tie a career low set in 2013.

Pujols, who notched his 3,000th hit and passed Ken Griffey Jr. for sixth place on the all-time home run list earlier this year, is still owed $87 million over the next three seasons on the 10-year, $240 million megadeals he signed with the Angels in 2011.

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