San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Royals’ Soler will miss 6 weeks
Royals outfielder Jorge Soler will miss at least six weeks after breaking a bone in his left foot Friday while leaving the batter’s box in Kansas City’s series opener against Houston.
Soler had provided muchneeded punch to a struggling Kansas City offense, batting .265 with nine homers and 28 RBIs. He has been especially crucial while fellow outfielder Jorge Bonifacio finishes off his 80-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance.
The Royals’ Triple-A affiliate in Omaha is on a West Coast trip, making it impossible to get anybody to the ballpark in time for Saturday afternoon’s game against the Astros. The Royals will place Soler on the disabled list and make a corresponding roster move before Sunday’s series finale.
“It’s very tough. He was very disappointed, very upset last night,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He knew something was wrong. He was putting together a really, really good, solid year where he’s getting a chance to play every day and was doing some nice things.”
Soler’s injury occurred in the seventh inning of the Royals’ 7-3 loss. He stumbled out of the batter’s box and crumpled before limping to the dugout. An X-ray revealed a fracture in the first metatarsal on his left foot, just behind the big toe.
Yost said a CT scan showed the break isn’t big enough to warrant surgery at this time, but Soler will be evaluated again in about 10 days.
Folynewicz on shelf: The Braves placed pitcher Mike Foltynewicz on the 10-day disabled list with triceps tightness and reinstated Julio Teheran to take his place.
After Foltynewicz threw a bullpen session Saturday, the team decided to give him extra rest in hopes of bringing him back next weekend. The righthander
left a start four days ago after pitching five scoreless innings against the Mets.
Foltynewicz is off to the best start of his four-year stay with Atlanta, going 5-4 in 14 starts with a 2.16 ERA that ranks third in the NL.
Teheran will start Sunday against the Padres.
Briefly: Braves outfielder Ronald Acuñn Jr., one of baseball’s top prospects before the season started, ran the bases vigorously before Saturday’s game and told manager Brian Snitker immediately afterward that he was “ready to go.” Acuña has been sidelined since May 28 with a left knee sprain and bruises to his knee and lower back after an awkward landing while hitting the firstbase bag at Fenway Park. Acuña will likely begin a rehab assignment on Monday . ... Indians outfielder Brandon Guyer pitched the ninth inning of Cleveland’s 9-3 home loss to the Twins. He retired Taylor Motter on a groundout and Ryan LaMarre and Max Kepler on fly balls. “I was a pretty
good pitcher back in the day,” Guyer said. “I had elbow surgery when I was 12 that ended the pitching days.” ... Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (toe fracture) will begin a minorleague rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday . ... Cleveland lefty reliever Andrew Miller (right knee inflammation) has thrown several bullpen sessions, but it hasn’t been decided when he’ll face hitters as part of his rehab process . ... Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus, out since fracturing his right elbow April 11, was moved from Double-A Frisco to Triple-A Round Rock. He could rejoin the Rangers on Monday . ... Baltimore reliever Richard Bleier will have season-ending surgery Tuesday to repair his left shoulder. It’s a Grade 3 latissimus tear . ... The Phillies put reliever Luis Garcia on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right wrist and optioned reliever Mark Leiter Jr. to Triple-A Lehigh Valley; righties Yacksel Rios and Jake Thompson were recalled from Lehigh Valley.