October 1, 2024
The Royals
activated Pasquantino (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
ANALYSISPasquantino was supposed to be sidelined for 6-to-8 weeks when he required surgery to repair a fractured right thumb in early September, but he's beat that timetable by a wide margin and will be part of the Royals' wild-card series roster. The expectation is that Pasquantino will be used at designated hitter, at least initially, which would free up at-bats at first base for
Yuli Gurriel and/or
Salvador Perez.