Royals Reinstate Hunter Dozier, Place Josh Staumont on Injured List
Prior to their first game against the Minnesota Twins, the Kansas City Royals have announced a flurry of roster moves, including the reinstatement of infielder/outfielder Hunter Dozier and the placement of right-handed relief pitcher Josh Staumont on the 10-day injured list.
We have made the following roster moves. #Royals pic.twitter.com/DPI8kRr46h
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) May 28, 2021
Staumont is being placed on the injured list with a left knee strain. His stint on the list is retroactive to May 27, according to Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star.
This season, Staumont has appeared in 21 games for the Royals, notching 25 strikeouts and five saves. The 27-year-old righty has given up eight runs, seven earned, on 14 hits while walking 13.
Staumont's command has been shaky in his last two appearances. In two innings pitched, Staumont has given up two runs on four hits and two walks.
For Dozier, he has been rehabbing with the Storm Chasers since May 22. During his rehab assignment, the 29-year-old has gone 3-for-18 with two doubles and three RBIs. In Omaha, Dozier slashed .167/.167/.278 with a .444 OPS in four games with the team.
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— Omaha Storm Chasers (@OMAStormChasers) May 23, 2021
Hunter Dozier bashes an RBI double down the right field line to bring in Edward Olivares! Dozier is 2-for-3 with two RBIs so far today.
MID 4 | OMA 6, IOW 3
Before his injury, Dozier was on quite a cold spell at the plate. In his last 30 big league plate appearances, Dozier was 0-for-28 with 10 strikeouts and two walks. Dozier is currently slashing .139/.202/.339 with a .541 OPS on the year in Kansas City.
The Royals also optioned infielder Ryan O'Hearn to Triple-A Omaha and recalled right-handed pitcher Carlos Hernandez from Omaha.
O'Hearn has hit .246/.377/.623 for the Royals in 57 plate appearances. Hernandez has a record of 1-1 in four games started this season for the Storm Chasers. He's collected a 5.59 ERA in 19.1 innings pitched with 20 strikeouts and five walks.
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Tucker D. Franklin is an alumnus of Northwest Missouri State University, majoring in sports media and graduating in 2019. Tucker was previously the sports editor for The Maryville Forum and is now the editor-in-chief of Inside the Royals as well as the deputy editor for Arrowhead Report on SI.com and the host of the Roughing the Kicker Chiefs podcast. Follow Tucker on Twitter @tuckerdfranklin.