SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants positioned outfielder Jung Hoo Lee on the 10-day injured record with a dislocated left shoulder and are nonetheless awaiting phrase on the severity of the damage.
Lee harm his shoulder within the first inning on Sunday when it hit the right-center area wall as he leaped to attempt to make a catch on a drive by Cincinnati’s Jeimer Candelario.
Lee underwent an MRI on Monday and was set to fulfill with staff docs later within the day to find out the subsequent steps of his restoration. Supervisor Bob Melvin stated he will not know the way a lot time Lee will miss till after he meets with docs however stated he did not anticipate that surgical procedure can be wanted.
“We’ll in all probability have considerably of a timeline later tonight,” Melvin stated.
Lee was one of many huge offseason additions for the Giants after starring for years enjoying professionally in his native South Korea. He signed a six-year, $113 million cope with San Francisco and has been the staff’s beginning middle fielder this season.
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Lee is batting .262 with two homers, eight RBIs and .641 OPS in 37 video games as he adjusts to a brand new league however has excelled within the area.
“He is very staff oriented and needs to be on the market for his staff and subsequently is disillusioned,” Melvin stated. “However there’s not a lot you are able to do about it. You make an all out effort like that to catch a ball within the first inning. If you happen to make that play it is an enormous momentum swing. Now rapidly our middle fielder is down. … I am certain he is feeling it proper now. He desires to be on the market for his staff.”
Lee is one in all a number of key gamers out with accidents for the Giants together with outfielders Michael Conforto and Austin Slater, designated hitter Jorge Soler, shortstop Nick Ahmed, catcher Tom Murphy and starter Blake Snell.
Catcher Patrick Bailey got here off the concussion record on Saturday however was scratched from the lineup the previous two days with signs of a chilly. Melvin stated docs wish to be sure that it’s unrelated to the concussion earlier than clearing Bailey to return.
