Kansas City Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone left Tuesday’s contest against the San Francisco Giants early due to a shoulder injury sustained when he tried to make a diving catch.
Caglianone was sprinting after a short fly ball hit by Giants catcher Jesus Rodriguez in the top of the fifth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Caglianone dove and tried to make a backhanded grab near the foul line, but he couldn’t quite control the ball as he slammed awkwardly into the ground. He immediately popped up and threw the ball into the infield, but Rodriguez was safe at second.
Caglianone remained in the game the rest of the inning and actually waved the Royals’ training staff off when they tried to check on him.
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But the team then pulled him from the game in the sixth inning due to what they called right shoulder soreness. Specifics of the injury are not yet known.
The Giants ended up scoring twice in the frame. Drew Gilbert drove Rodriguez in with a single after Caglianone’s injury, and they ended the inning up 2-1 after trailing early in the night.
Caglianone entered Tuesday’s contest with a .260 batting average with 16 home runs and 37 RBI on the season, his second with the Royals.
Kansas City holds a 41-60 record and sits last in the AL Central, though the Royals have won three of their past four games out of the All-Star break — the lone exception being a 19-2 blowout loss to the San Diego Padres on Sunday. They opened a three-game series with the Giants with a 4-3 win on Monday, thanks to a bunt from Nick Loftin in the ninth inning.
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This post will be updated with more information.
