{"id":2364548,"date":"2026-04-08T19:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2364548"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:18:13","slug":"royals-ace-cole-ragans-exits-with-apparent-hand-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-ace-cole-ragans-exits-with-apparent-hand-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals ace Cole Ragans exits with apparent hand injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kansas City Royals left-handed starter Cole Ragans exited Wednesday\u2019s game against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field due to injury.<\/p>\n

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The pitcher was hit by a first-inning line drive<\/a> off the bat of Guardians star Jose Ramirez. Ragans knocked down the ball, but then he immediately winced and flexed his left hand.<\/p>\n

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Royals manager Matt Quatraro and the club\u2019s training staff came out to check on Ragans. He then threw multiple warmup tosses \u2014 but a few were off-target.<\/p>\n

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The Royals initially left Ragans in the game. He walked Guardians designated hitter David Fry on four pitches and then gave up a two-run double to rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter.<\/p>\n

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At that point, Quatraro and the KC training staff returned to the mound. This time, Ragans was removed from the game and replaced by 24-year-old right-hander Luinder Avila.<\/p>\n

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Ragans, 28, entered Wednesday\u2019s game with a 3.60 ERA. The Royals are currently missing relief pitchers Carlos Est\u00e9vez and Bailey Falter; both are on the injured list.<\/p>\n

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This story will be updated.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Jaylon Thompson covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star. He previously covered the 2021 World Series and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jaylon is a proud alumnus of the University of Georgia.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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