HOUSTON — Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Richie Palacios was positioned on the 10-day injured record Friday with a proper knee sprain.
Palacios left Wednesday’s recreation towards Miami with knee discomfort after after banging his proper knee on the bottom on a head-first slide into second base within the second inning.
Rays supervisor Kevin Money mentioned earlier than Friday’s sequence opener towards Houston that Palacios is anticipated to overlook 4 to 6 weeks. Money mentioned Palacios isn’t anticipated to require surgical procedure and that he’ll be shut down for the subsequent 10 to fifteen days.
“Then, we’ll see how he is feeling, how he is shifting round,” Money mentioned. “Then have one other physician go to.”
The 27-yeaer-old Palacios is hitting .233 in 88 video games for the Rays, with 5 homers, 21 RBI and 19 steals.
In a corresponding roster transfer, the Rays known as up outfielder Kameron Misner from Triple-A Durham.