Jose Bautista has decided to have season-ending surgery to stabilize a tendon in his left wrist.

The recovery period is three to four months, meaning he'll be ready when the Blue Jays assemble for spring training.

"There's just too much instability in that tendon and it got to the point where risking injuring the tendon was not worth it," Bautista said. "That's why we're opting to do it now."

Bautista originally suffered the injury an at-bat against the Yankees on July 16. The surgery will be performed next week in Cleveland.