BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia will visit with the doctor tomorrow to get his left knee examined.

Pedroia made two trips to the disabled list (29 days combined) this season because of left knee inflammation.

He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last October. He's not ruling out a more complex surgery this offseason which could cause him to miss signifiant time in 2018.

He was asked if he can do what he did this year again in 2018 after all he went through this season?

"I mean, I'm going to go talk to the doctor about that," Pedroia said after the Astros eliminated the Red Sox from the ALDS today. "Obviously we had to try to find a way to do what we did so I could be out there. But if you were to get it fixed, the recovery is a long time. So I've got a lot of things to weigh in with the doctors and figure it out."

You have to wonder if Pedroia could miss the entire 2018 season if he does undergo a major knee surgery.

The 34-year-old second baseman posted a .293/.369.392/.760 line in 105 regular season games this year.