Brad Boxberger will miss at least eight weeks after having abdominal muscle surgery, according to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Boxberger had the surgery in Philadelphia. There is no timetable for his return, but Kevin Cash says the team will have a better idea after the first four weeks of recovery.

Cash added that the "core muscle" injury had been nagging Boxberger this spring and he needed to take care of it.

"It was very unique that it wasn't really causing pain," he said. "Had we not got it fixed, then it nags for a long time. Box was in good spirits, and (it was) a very successful procedure."