{"id":76475,"date":"2024-06-11T19:21:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T23:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=76475"},"modified":"2024-06-11T19:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T23:21:22","slug":"royals-hunter-renfroe-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/11\/royals-hunter-renfroe-injured-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Outfielder\u2019s Foot Injury Sends Ripples Through Royals Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Royals outfielder Hunter Renfroe<\/a> was placed on the injured list on Tuesday after fracturing his big toe on Monday. Renfroe was removed from Monday’s game after fouling two pitches from New York Yankees left-hander <\/span>Carlos Rod\u00f3n<\/a><\/span> off his left foot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Renfroe<\/span> fouled a curveball off the toe, fell to one knee, and grimaced before fouling another curveball off his foot two pitches later. He fouled off a total of seven pitches before striking out in a 12-pitch at-bat. The 32-year-old outfielder went back to right field in the fourth inning before exiting at the start of the fifth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe went down in the cage and tried to move around a little bit,\u201d Royals manager <\/span>Matt Quatraro<\/a><\/span> said. \u201cWhen he was out there and he came back in and then they got to take his shoe off and check it out, and he said he couldn\u2019t keep going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On the season, Renfroe is hitting .200\/.273\/.365 with six homers and 26 RBI in 170 at-bats. But the nine-year veteran was playing well before his toe injury landed him on the 10-day injured list. Over his last 10 games, he was batting .343 with two home runs, seven RBI, and six runs scored.<\/span><\/p>\n

MJ Melendez<\/a><\/span> replaced the veteran outfielder in the lineup, taking over in left field while <\/span>Dairon Blanco<\/a><\/span> moved to right. Blanco should see more work in right field while Renfroe is sidelined.<\/span><\/p>\n

Royals Place Outfielder Hunter Renfroe on Injured List with Toe Fracture<\/h2>\n

The Royals called up <\/span>Drew Waters<\/a><\/span> from Triple-A Omaha to take Renfroe\u2019s place on the active roster. Waters has batted .277\/.350\/.484 with a .834 OPS and seven homers through 50 games in Triple-A this season. The 25-year-old outfielder has drawn a lot of interest lately as fans clamor for his return to the big-league stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com\/wgse8YjqEq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n