{"id":2394058,"date":"2026-04-29T06:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2394058"},"modified":"2026-04-29T06:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:12:19","slug":"royals-news-vinnie-pasquantino-exits-athletics-showdown-with-back-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-news-vinnie-pasquantino-exits-athletics-showdown-with-back-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals news: Vinnie Pasquantino exits Athletics showdown with back injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-3785329\">\n<p>A brutal beginning to the season somehow just got even worse for Vinnie Pasquantino. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> first baseman exited Tuesday&#8217;s 4-1 extra-innings road victory against the Athletics with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Royals\/status\/2049338273588449762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low back tightness<\/a>, according to the team. Fans are already waiting for him to ignite, and a potential injury could delay a Pasquatch breakthrough even further.<\/p>\n<p>Following a season in which he eclipsed 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, Pasquantino expected big things going into the 2026 MLB campaign. Instead, he is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/mlb-stories\/vinnie-pasquantino-creates-new-meme-with-beaned-up-mic-drop-after-hr-espresso-shots-at-world-baseball-classic\">lumbering through a nightmarish stretch<\/a> that has seen him post a paltry .167 batting average, .276 on-base percentage, .324 slugging percentage and .600 OPS in 28 games. The last thing this slumping left-handed hitter needs is back discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the Royals are showing life despite Pasquantino&#8217;s ongoing struggles. Bobby Witt Jr. put the club on his back on Tuesday, belting a three-run dinger in the 10th to launch Kansas City to a season-high four-game winning streak. After going 100-plus plate appearances without a homer, the star shortstop has now gone yard in back-to-back games.<\/p>\n<p>Witt may have to stay in hero mode if Pasquantino is forced to miss extended time. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-news-the-silver-lining-kansas-city-slow-offensive-start\">A lack of offensive firepower<\/a> buried the Royals in 2025, so it is important that the lineup carries a focused approach in the batter&#8217;s box. Despite its 12-17 start, KC trails the first-place Detroit Tigers by only two and a half games. This season is very much alive.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals have five games remaining on this West Coast road trip, so hopefully they will receive promising news on Vinnie Pasquantino.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A brutal beginning to the season somehow just got even worse for Vinnie Pasquantino.  The Kansas City Royals first baseman exited Tuesday&#8217;s 4-1 extra-innings road victory against the Athletics with low back tightness, according to the team.  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