You always worry about injuries with Trout, but the quality-of-contact measurements look very strong in the early going. DH and offseason trade acquisition Jorge Soler is also providing strong power ...
It was Rooker's first start in the outfield since last May 30 in part due to a forearm injury that required surgery in the offseason. He'd started 114 straight games at DH prior to Saturday ... Kurtz has played first base (and DH) only in Triple-A.
Never one with a preference for DH, Trout sounds eager to embrace the role this season ... The last time he was the DH in consecutive games was a run of four consecutive contests from April 15-18, 2019, while he was on the mend from a groin injury.
Manager Ron Washington insisted Trout’s move out of right field for the day wasn’t because of injury. Call it a nod to injury prevention ... It is his 16th turn as the DH since the 2020 season ... Walks and injuries spoil Angels’ home opener.
One of their stars is an ideal candidate to be moved ... "Eventually, though, someone might get desperate enough to help the Mets out a bit, either due to injury or ineffectiveness in right field or at DH," wrote Miller ... More MLB ... .
“He was attacking us really well.” ... But the struggles aren't ideal, given that Montgomery is expected to be one of the core pillars of this rebuild.Injury update ... He DH’d one game and played six innings in the outfield for the other ... , , . ... , , ..
With Torres in the lineup, Detroit slid Keith over to first base and had former first overall draft pick Spencer Torkelson at DH. Torres was 3-for-7 in the first two games before the injury.
Sign up. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our Credit. AP/Aijaz Rahi ... Credit ... Man City star Erling Haaland vows 'I'll be back' from ankle injury. Bryan Reynolds is dealing with triceps soreness and limited to DH duties for Pirates ....
Although his luck doesn't favor him much concerning injuries, he always ends up struggling due to unexpected ailments ... As soon as he recovered from the same, a right hip injury made him bear a lot.
He is currently dealing with a back injury. That, paired with Devers taking over the DH spot, could force the Red Sox to move on from Yoshida ... Yoshida is not an elite defender, so the only real role for him would be at DH.
The Red Sox hope to weather the storm in the early going as Giolito (left hamstring strain), Bello (right shoulder inflammation) and Crawford (right patellar soreness) all recover from injuries ... INJURIES MOUNTING.
...Steer making the roster despite his shoulder injury, there's a looming log jam here. Steer will probably serve as the DH, with Christian Encarnacion-Strand at first base and Jeimer Candelario at third.
Among the ideas is a suggestion that a team could lose the service of its DH if a starting pitcher does not go five innings. (There would be exceptions for injury and possible runs-allowed and/or pitches thrown thresholds.).