The Houston Astros reinstated outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 60-day injured checklist on Friday, three-plus months after he suffered an harm that turned out to be a small fracture in his proper shin.
After ramping up throughout coaching this week, Tucker was again within the lineup Friday in time for the Astros’ opener of a three-game residence collection towards the Arizona Diamondbacks. He went 0-for-2 with a stroll in Houston’s 8-0 win. He additionally was hit by a pitch.
“I felt fairly regular,” mentioned Tucker, who didn’t go on a minor league rehabilitation project. “There are some things, I’ve bought to make a number of changes simply when it comes to being reside in a recreation. However I do a reasonably good job at making changes fairly fast.”
In corresponding roster strikes, the Astros optioned infielder Zach Dezenzo to Triple-A Sugar Land and designated left-hander Parker Mushinski for project.
An All-Star in every of the previous three seasons, Tucker has been out of motion since June 3, when he fouled a ball off the shin. On Monday, he revealed to reporters that though he was listed on the IL with a shin contusion, he had really sustained a small fracture.
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“It is simply form of day-to-day to see how he feels,” Astros supervisor Joe Espada mentioned earlier than Friday’s recreation. “Nevertheless it’s not going to be like pencil him in days in a row, we’re simply going to have to attend and see how he feels.”
Espada was requested what he expects from Tucker when he does play proper area.
“Defensively we do not know but till he goes on the market, however working you may see 75-80%,” he mentioned.
Tucker, 27, was batting .266 with 19 residence runs and 40 RBIs in 60 video games earlier than the harm. In 615 profession video games for Houston since making his debut in 2018, Tucker is a profession .272 hitter with 121 homers, 133 doubles and 408 RBIs.
Dezenzo, 24, made his main league debut Aug. 6 and went 11-for-52 (.212) with one residence run and 6 RBIs in 17 video games.
Mushinski, 28, had a 6.55 ERA by means of 10 aid appearances this season. He has a profession 5.45 ERA with no choices, 26 strikeouts and 12 walks by means of 31 video games (33 innings) since debuting in 2022.
Data from The Related Press was used on this report.