Colorado Rockies catcher Nick Hundley will spend time on the disabled list with an oblique injury after being a late scratch from Thursday’s game against the San Francisco Giants.
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Rockies Place Hundley on 15-Day DL
Friday, May 6
Per the Rockies’ official Twitter, Dustin Garneau was recalled after Hundley was placed on the disabled list due to a strained oblique.
Rockies manager Walt Weiss told Nick Groke of the Denver Post on Thursday his catcher “felt a little tweak in his oblique” during batting practice.
Hundley snapped out of a perpetual hitting slump once he signed with Colorado prior to last season, posting a slash line of .301/.339/.467 in 103 games for the Rockies in 2015.
The 32-year-old veteran is a valuable backstop to Colorado’s lineup, but his absence may well create a golden opportunity for one of the Rockies’ several promising catcher prospects. Injuries are starting to pile up for Hundley in 2016, as he was placed on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion in mid-April.
Tony Wolters is the backup catcher and will likely be elevated into a starting role with Hundley on the disabled list. The 23-year-old has played in 17 games so far this season, showing good patience at the plate with eight walks in 52 plate appearances.
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