26 Avisail Garcia RF

Garcia underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Oct. 2, Scot Gregor of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.

Garcia played through the knee discomfort for most of September before going under the knife shortly after the season concluded. Considering that Garcia is just getting a scope of the knee rather than reconstructive surgery, his recovery timeline will likely be measured in weeks rather than months. With that in mind, it's expected that Garcia will be in store for a rather normal offseason and return to spring training at full strength.

Garcia was removed from Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader due to a knee injury, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Garcia's knee was bothering him after hitting a single in the eighth inning during the first half of Friday's action, so manager Rick Renteria decided to lift him from the ballgame. Garcia will be held out of the nightcap, although there's a chance he could return to the field either Saturday or Sunday.

Garcia will undergo knee surgery Oct. 2, Scot Gregor of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.

Offseason surgery had long been expected for Garcia, who has battled knee issues all season after hurting his knee all the way back on Opening Day. He's been limited to just 88 games and struggled to a .238/.278/.440 slash line while playing through the pain.

Garcia is not in Sunday's starting lineup against the Cubs.

Garcia is 6-for-12 over the last three games but will head to the bench for the series finale. Daniel Palka grabs the start in right field for the White Sox, batting third.

Garcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Orioles.

Garcia's solo blast in the ninth inning gave the White Sox some breathing room. It was his 18th homer of the season, matching his career high set in 2017. He's in a groove right now, having gone 11-for-35 (.314) with five walks, two doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and nine runs scored over the last 10 games.