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Jac Caglianone Out of Series Finale With Shoulder Injury
Kansas City Royals first baseman/outfielder Jac Caglianone (shoulder) is not in the team's starting lineup on Sunday for the series finale against the division-rival Minnesota Twins at Target Field, per MLB.com. Tyler Tolbert is making the start in right field for KC and is batting out of the nine-hole versus Twins rookie hurler Connor Prielipp. The Royals pulled Caglianone from Saturday's contest early due to soreness in his right shoulder. Right now, fantasy managers should consider the 23-year-old left-handed power hitter as day-to-day. The Royals have a scheduled day off on Monday, so Cags could be ready to rejoin the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener versus the Texas Rangers. In his first full major-league season after the Royals took him sixth overall in 2024 out of the University of Florida, Caglianone has hit a modest .250/.326/.403 with a .729 OPS, six home runs, 15 RBI, 21 runs, and two steals in 60 games played. He isn't getting too much exposure against lefties and has gone 11-for-52 (.212) against southpaws with two of his six home runs.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
Maikel Garcia Back From Hamstring Injury to Face the Twins
Kansas City Royals infielder Maikel Garcia (hamstring) is serving as the designated hitter and will bat cleanup for the Royals in Saturday's contest against the division-rival Minnesota Twins and right-hander Joe Ryan at Target Field, per MLB.com. Josh Rojas is starting at third base. Garcia is returning from a right-hamstring strain that kept him out of each of the team's last six games, although he did enter as a pinch-hitter in both of the last two games. Now that he's back in KC's starting nine, fantasy managers will want to get him back in there on Saturday against Ryan, whom he's hit .313 against in his career with an .833 OPS, a home run, and three RBI in 16 at-bats. The 26-year-old Venezuelan infielder will return to a .267/.327/.382 slash line, .709 OPS, three home runs, 22 RBI, 28 runs scored, and four stolen bases in his 225 at-bats in 2026. In 15 games since May 16, Garcia has gone 15-for-55 (.273) with three doubles, four RBI, and four runs scored.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
Maikel Garcia Still Bothered by Hamstring Injury
Kansas City Royals infielder/outfielder Maikel Garcia (hamstring) remains sidelined for Tuesday's contest on the road in Cincinnati against the Reds, according to MLB.com. Nick Loftin is making the start at the hot corner for KC and will bat sixth against Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott. Garcia is dealing with a strained right hamstring and will be missing his third straight game. Fantasy managers will want to check back in on Wednesday to see if he's feeling good enough to return to action. If Garcia cannot get back into the starting nine by the end of the week, it's a good bet that he'll be placed on the 10-day injured list. The 26-year-old Venezuelan infielder hasn't shown much power in 2026 after clubbing a career-best 16 round-trippers in 160 games in 2025 in his first All-Star season. So far, Garcia is batting .268 (60-for-224) with only three homers, 21 RBI, 28 runs scored, and four stolen bases across 56 games. His power/speed upside remains intriguing in all fantasy formats, though, so Garcia should be stashed everywhere if he does go on the IL. He's rostered in over 90% of Yahoo leagues.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
