Brantley will miss the next 4-to-5 months after undergoing right ankle surgery Wednesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Although Brantley appeared on the ALDS roster against the Yankees -- and recorded a decent amount of at-bats -- the outfield needed surgery to stabilize the ligaments in his ankle ahead of next season. This places him on a timetable to optimistically return to full baseball activities right around the start of spring training. Another hurdle in play in his club option for next season, with Cleveland needing to decide whether to pick up his $12 million for 2018, or buy him out for $1 million, which will have to be decided three days after the World Series concludes.