Britton comes through surgery with no additional concerns

TAMPA — Zack Britton underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur in his left elbow Monday and the procedure went well — according to Britton.

“[I] want to thank Dr. [Chris] Ahmad and his staff for their excellent work today,’’ Britton wrote on Twitter. “Excited to start the process of getting ready to rejoin the boys.”

Aaron Boone said the surgery “went as expected,” noteworthy considering sometimes tendon or ligament damage can be found during surgery that was not evident beforehand.

“I don’t think there were any surprises,’’ Boone said. “Now, it just comes down to the incision being healed. That’ll tell him when he can start playing catch. I don’t want to put a timetable on it. First things first, today was a successful day.”

The 33-year-old Britton is expected to be out until June, dealing a blow to the Yankees’ bullpen, but he should be able to contribute to the second half of the season.

➤ Robinson Chirinos, in camp on a minor league deal to provide catching depth, will have surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured right wrist the 36-year-old suffered when he was hit by a pitch last week. Chirinos is expected to be out four to six weeks, Boone said.

Miguel Andujar, whose chances of making the roster already appeared slim, will continue to be out, as he deals with a muscle strain in his right hand. Boone added Andujar also has a “nerve issue” that is being monitored and treated.

➤ Luis Severino’s comeback from Tommy John surgery is going according to plan, but the real test will be when the right-hander throws his breaking stuff for the first time.

“I’m not worried about it, I just want to know,’’ said Severino, who underwent elbow surgery just over a year ago and is expected back around midseason. “I want to start throw breaking pitches and see how it feels, not just that day, but also the next day to see how my arm is recovering from throwing those pitches.”

He’s so far thrown a pair of bullpen sessions — all with fastballs —

and he impressed Boone and bullpen coach Mike Harkey with how free and easy — and hard — he was throwing as soon as his first bullpen.

“I was feeling really good that [first] day and I’ve been feeling pretty good,’’ Severino said. “I didn’t know what to do in that first bullpen, so I treated it like a normal bullpen. They told me not to throw too hard so I tried to back up a little bit, but I was throwing good. A lot of strikes.”