Clay Buchholz will undergo surgery on his right knee Tuesday, according to Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington.

The procedure will be performed by Dr. Peter Asnis and Buchholz is expected to have a normal offseason.

"It's a meniscus repair," Cherington said. "This is something that he's had some off-and-on symptoms for some time now. Not something that prevents him from pitching, but we just want to use the offseason to take care of this. It's a relatively routine procedure. Pretty quick recovery, shouldn't affect his offseason."

Cherington said that the ailment is something Buchholz has dealt with over the course of at least this season.