Playoff-contending Royals lose 1B Vinnie Pasquantino for rest of regular season to broken thumb
Associated Press— Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will miss the rest of the regular season after breaking his right thumb while trying to make a play at first base in the eighth inning of Kansas City’s loss to Houston, the team said Friday. Veteran catcher Salvador Perez, who has appeared in 35 games at first base this season, was in the lineup there Friday, but Quatraro said several players will rotate to fill in for Pasquantino. “So we’re not going to just all of a sudden run and say he has to play first base every day.” Quatraro said that Nick Loftin, Adam Frazier, Garrett Hampson, Michael Massey and MJ Melendez could all play the position, if needed. “We’re fairly fortunate, just a bruise on his hand, a little bit of swelling like you’d expect, but nothing broken,” Quatraro said.
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