ARLINGTON, Texas -- Cleveland Indians outfielder Bradley Zimmer had surgery on his injured right shoulder Friday in Dallas and will not be available for the foreseeable future. Specialist Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgery and results were not immediately available from the team.

Manager Terry Francona said prior to the Tribe's series opener against the Texas Rangers that he hoped to have an update on how the surgery went soon from Indians medical staff.

Zimmer was placed on the minor-league disabled list June 16 after injuring his shoulder during a workout with Class AAA Columbus. He was optioned to the Clippers on June 5 after hitting .226 with two home runs and nine RBI in 34 games with the Indians, including a stint on the big-league DL.

Francona said he communicated with Zimmer via text on Thursday and is confident the young outfielder can return from the setback.

"It's just missing the developmental time," Francona said. "But, OK, so if his clock changes a little bit, that doesn't mean he's not going to be a great player."

Zimmer injured the shoulder doing what Francona described as "one-handed drills" with the Clippers. He first experienced discomfort when he went to throw following the drills. The 25 year old missed 20 games in May with bruised ribs after crashing into the center field wall at Yankee Stadium chasing a double by Austin Romine.

"I don't know if there's [one cause]," Francona said. "He's never just come out and said there was one time where [he hurt the shoulder]."

Zimmer missed the final 19 games of the 2017 season and the playoffs after breaking his hand on a head-first dive into first base against Baltimore on Sep. 10.