Omar Infante’s disastrous regular season for the Kansas City Royals may be over, as it’s unlikely he’ll play again before the postseason due to a back injury.
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Infante to Have MRI; No Return Timetable
Saturday, Sept. 19
Per Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star, Royals manager Ned Yost said Infante will be “out for a while” and did not offer a potential return date for the veteran second baseman.
Infante told Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com he will undergo an MRI on his back Monday after the Royals finish a series in Detroit this weekend.
The 33-year-old left Friday’s game against the Tigers in the fifth inning with an injury. If this is the end of his season, he did go out on a high note after driving in seven runs against Cleveland in an 8-4 win on Thursday.
Unfortunately, that was about the only thing that’s gone right for Infante this season. He’s hitting .220/.234/.318 in 440 at-bats.
The Royals had already reduced Infante’s playing time in the second half after acquiring Ben Zobrist from Oakland, so his absence on the field won’t impact the team’s quest to make a second consecutive World Series appearance.
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