"Chipper Jones has played for nearly two months with a torn meniscus in his right knee, but the pain got to the point where he couldn't manage it any longer and the timing was right for surgery.

The Braves placed Jones on the disabled list Saturday morning and he underwent arthroscopic surgery on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta performed by Dr. Marvin Royster. Jones is expected to miss two to three weeks.

Jones will take advantage of four days over the All-Star break toward his recovery time. Jones will miss Tuesday's All-Star game in Phoenix. He was selected to the National League team for the seventh time in his career, this time by player vote.

"I think the timing was perfect for him to get this done and we get him the rest of the way and fresh legs and healthy," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

The knee has bothered Jones more while hitting right-handed, so the Braves decided to go ahead with the surgery on Saturday when the Braves were faced Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee, with left-hander Cole Hamels on deck for Sunday.

Jones flew back to Atlanta Saturday morning. The Braves recalled infielder Brandon Hicks from Triple-A Gwinnett to take his place on the roster.

"I just didn't want to play through it all summer and have something go wrong in September and have to miss the playoffs," Jones said in a text message from Atlanta."