Kansas City Royals' Matt Quatraro Shares Maikel Garcia Update After Injury Scare
Maikel Garcia had an injury scare in the Royals' game on Thursday.
The Kansas City Royals were defeated by the Athletics on Thursday, losing 6-3. Maikel Garcia ended up going 3-5 in the game with a home run, but he also had an injury scare during the matchup. Garcia, a third baseman, dove for a line drive and the ball seemed to hit him in the bottom part of his hand or his wrist.
Garcia seemingly ended up being okay, and manager Matt Quatraro shared an update on what occurred after the game, via MLB. com. "We didn't know exactly where it hit him," Quatraro said.
Quatraro added that the team did a "full evaluation to make sure nothing was broken. " The Royals were happy to see that Garcia was okay. Garcia made sure everyone knew he was fine without saying a word.
The injury scare happened in the first inning. He then hit a home run in the second inning. As mentioned, he would finish the matchup with three hits.