Guardians Skipper Provides Injury Update On Veteran Outfielder

Lane Thomas has only appeared in 17 games this season due to a wrist injury he suffered during the Cleveland Guardians' home opener on April 8.

Just after the veteran outfielder returned to Cleveland's lineup, he's facing a new injury, which will require him to miss even more time.

Stephen Vogt said on Friday afternoon that the Guardians were placing Lane Thomas on the 10-day injured list with right foot plantar fasciitis. A corresponding roster move is expected to be made on Saturday.

"Over the off-day, we had him looked at, had a couple specialists check out the plantar fasciitis. It's probably looking like he's going to end up on the IL," said Cleveland's skipper ahead of Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels.

"We wanted to give it as much time as possible. We know how important Lane is to this team and this lineup. We wanted to give it every opportunity we could to see if he could stay active, but it's looking like it's probably going to end up being an IL."