{"id":2473285,"date":"2026-06-24T08:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2473285"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:51:15","slug":"what-happened-to-maikel-garcia-why-royals-placed-all-star-third-baseman-on-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-happened-to-maikel-garcia-why-royals-placed-all-star-third-baseman-on-il\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to Maikel Garcia? Why Royals placed All-Star third baseman on IL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/news\/what-maikel-garcia-why-royals-all-star-third-baseman-il\/1ffbb3ea903a47a4852424d6?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:What happened to Maikel Garcia? Why Royals placed All-Star third baseman on IL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;What happened to Maikel Garcia? Why Royals placed All-Star third baseman on IL&quot;}\" class=\"link \">What happened to Maikel Garcia? Why Royals placed All-Star third baseman on IL<\/a> originally appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Sporting News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City Royals&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Royals<\/a> will be without their starting third baseman for at least the next 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_671sdcaanpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_671sdcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_671sdcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Royals\/status\/2069475582983766308?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:AL Central club announced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;AL Central club announced&quot;}\" class=\"link \">AL Central club announced<\/a> that <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/12336\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Maikel Garcia;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Maikel Garcia&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Maikel Garcia<\/a> was placed on the IL with a\u00a0muscle strain in his left hand. Infielder <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11623\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Josh Rojas;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Josh Rojas&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Josh Rojas<\/a> was recalled from Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2026\/06\/royals-maikel-garcia-injured-list-hand-josh-rojas.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors <\/a>wrote. &#8220;Garcia was lifted from <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Kansas City<\/a>\u2019s game on June 16 due to soreness in that same hand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 69 games this season, Garcia is batting .261\/.320\/.373 with three home runs and a .693 OPS.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_6h1sdcaanpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_6h1sdcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_6h1sdcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Garcia is out, Rojas and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/12144\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nick Loftin;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nick Loftin&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Nick Loftin<\/a> should see the majority of playing time at the hot corner for the Royals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\/news\/tigers-get-potential-trade-return-tarik-skubal-braves-rumor\/afaae519f171a45b2559ce73\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tigers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tigers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tigers<\/a>\u2019<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\/news\/tigers-get-potential-trade-return-tarik-skubal-braves-rumor\/afaae519f171a45b2559ce73\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0projected trade return for Tarik Skubal from Braves would be a top-100 prospect and more;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;nbsp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">\u00a0projected trade return for Tarik Skubal from Braves would be a top-100 prospect and more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also on the injured list for Kansas City is first baseman <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/12449\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vinnie Pasquantino;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Vinnie Pasquantino&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a>, recovering from a fractured hamate bone in his right hand.<\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">More MLB news:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happened to Maikel Garcia? 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