Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout was set to
return from a right foot injury on Friday night before the club
scratched him from the starting lineup prior to the game against
the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.
Trout was initially in the lineup as the designated hitter and
batting second. The team changed plans approximately 1 hour, 45
minutes before game time without immediately providing an
explanation.
The American League MVP candidate missed the previous four games
and five straight starts due to a neuroma, a nerve issue near
the toes. On Monday, he underwent a cryoablation, a procedure
that uses extreme cold to deaden tissues that are inflaming the
nerve area.
Entering the night, Trout led the AL with 45 homers and a .645
slugging percentage. He was batting .291 with 104 RBIs in 134
games.
--Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis was reinstated from
the 10-day injured list prior to a road game against the
Washington Nationals.
Markakis, 35, was inserted in the Braves' starting lineup for
the series opener after missing 43 games with a fractured left
wrist. He sustained the injury after being hit by a pitch from
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cole Irvin on July 26.
--The Los Angeles Dodgers activated infielder Max Muncy from the
10-day injured list.
Muncy, an All-Star this season, had been sidelined since Aug.
29, when he was hit by a pitch from San Diego Padres reliever
Matt Strahm. Though initial X-rays were negative, an MRI
revealed the fracture.
--Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill returned from a near three-month
absence Thursday night and sustained a knee injury. He was
scheduled for more tests to determine the extent of his latest
injury.
Hill started in Baltimore after having not pitched since June
due to a left forearm injury. The plan was for him to pitch two
innings against the Orioles, but he lasted just two-thirds of an
inning, striking out the first two batters on eight pitches.
Overall, Hill faced six batters, walking two and hitting two in
the Dodgers' 4-2 win.
--Field Level Media
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