Team Shortstop to Wear Protective Boot After Injury, Faces Three-Week Re-Evaluation

An injured shortstop will wear a protective boot on the lower left leg for the next week, ESPN reported. The player will undergo imaging again in three weeks and then be re-evaluated. The shortstop got hurt while scoring from first base on a double in a victory that ended the team's losing streak.

The injury came hours after a star slugger was reinstated from the injured list after missing games with a right calf strain. The right calf strain sustained by the star slugger was not as severe as the one sustained by the shortstop. 'We've got to see where this is in three weeks and see how the healing goes,' a team executive said.

A player was recalled from the farm system and started at shortstop for the second consecutive game. The star slugger was the designated hitter for the third game in a row since returning. The star slugger initially had been slated to play in the field upon return.

The manager said keeping the slugger at DH allowed the slugger to start three straight games. 'Finding ways to keep his bat in the lineup while we're not putting him at risk,' the manager said. ' A pitcher was optioned back to the farm club after a wild outing in a major league start since undergoing surgery.

The team selected the contract of a veteran reliever from its farm club. The pitcher hit a batter with a pitch and committed a balk in the outing. The pitcher issued walks and lasted only innings. The team pulled out a victory despite a late mix-up with the bullpen.

A pitcher is scheduled to pitch when that turn in the rotation comes up next. The scheduled pitcher's role could be in a bulk-relief role again, rather than a start. A team executive described a player's status as week-to-week, rather than day-to-day.

The player is on the 10-day injured list with a bruised wrist. The player is also dealing with an issue in the heel, which has bothered the player since very early in the season. The player is scheduled to undergo more testing this weekend.

A reliever remains on target to return in early May from surgery that cut short the previous season. The losing streak was the team's longest in decades. The team won back-to-back games once the slugger returned to the lineup.

No team has ever made the playoffs during the same season in which it lost consecutive games. 'Yes, it's a frustrating stretch and we didn't play well. We're also not going to wholesale-change our evaluation of our team over a two-week stretch.

This is a long season. Going through a losing streak is difficult and it's not usual. There's a reason it doesn't happen very often,' a team executive said. 'We've still got a lot of people looking at this,' the manager said before the game.

'Injuries are part of this, and injuries to good players are part of this,' the team executive said. The manager said the player is feeling better. 'I still think we're a good team.