Cleveland places outfielder Eddie Rosario on 10-day IL with abdominal strain
Things continue to get worse for the injury-ravaged Cleveland Indians.
The club placed outfielder Eddie Rosario on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right abdominal strain.
"We think it's mild," Cleveland president Chris Antonetti said, according to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). "That's our best assessment at this point. We just felt with the continued lingering soreness in there it made sense to make the IL move, especially with the All-Star break and you're not playing games for four days. It just seemed to make sense that now was the right time to give him a bit of a rest."
Rosario suffered the injury running out a grounder in the second inning of Monday's 9-8 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The 29-year-old joins a list of key players sidelined for Cleveland, including Shane Bieber, Josh Naylor, Aaron Civale and Zach Plesac.
Rosario, who is in the midst of his first season in Cleveland, is hitting .254/.296/.389 with seven home runs and 46 RBI in 78 games.
Oscar Mercado, Amed Rosario, Harold Ramirez, Bradley Zimmer and Daniel Johnson could see more playing time in Rosario's absence.
Cleveland entered Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 42-40 record, good for second in the AL Central.
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