Luis Robert Jr. exited a game with soreness in his left hamstring after grounding out in the second inning and was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. The injury was diagnosed as a Grade 2 strain, which typically requires several weeks of recovery and could prevent a return before season's end. Robert had rebounded in the second half at the plate and contributed defensively, including a pair of diving catches. The team retained him at the trade deadline and now plans to focus on rehabbing him for either a late-season return or next year.
"It was a Grade 2 strain - what comes with that is several weeks," general manager Chris Getz said before Wednesday's game against the Kansas City Royals at Rate Field. "We don't know precisely. At this point of the year, time is not necessarily a friend with players returning. So there is a chance that perhaps he doesn't make it back by the end of the year. Our focus at this point is addressing the hamstring."
"His resurgence in the second half was documented," Getz said. "He was impacting our team and the reason we have been able to get more wins is because a lot had to do with Luis Robert's performance on both sides of the ball. He had one of the better center-field games I've seen from him ( making a pair of diving catches in an 8-0 win against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday)."
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