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The Kansas City Royals will be without their starting third baseman for at least the next 10 days.
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On Tuesday, the AL Central club announced that Maikel Garcia was placed on the IL with a muscle strain in his left hand. Infielder Josh Rojas was recalled from Triple-A.
“Garcia has been trying to play through discomfort in his hand for some time now but apparently reached a point where that was no longer tenable,” Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors wrote. “Garcia was lifted from Kansas City’s game on June 16 due to soreness in that same hand.”
In 69 games this season, Garcia is batting .261/.320/.373 with three home runs and a .693 OPS.
That follows a breakout year in which he posted an .800 OPS in 160 games, earning his first All-Star selection while accumulating 5.8 bWAR.
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While Garcia is out, Rojas and Nick Loftin should see the majority of playing time at the hot corner for the Royals.
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Also on the injured list for Kansas City is first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, recovering from a fractured hamate bone in his right hand.
The Royals rank near the bottom of the Majors in several offensive categories, including 24th in home runs (77), 18th in OPS (.713), and 17th in runs (333).
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