Maikel Garcia was placed on the injured list by the Kansas City Royals with a hand injury, removing one of the club's everyday contributors from the active roster.
The 26-year-old has appeared in 69 games for Kansas City this season, batting .257 with a .316 on-base percentage and a .369 slugging percentage. He has posted 69 hits, 17 doubles, 3 home runs, and 30 RBI across 268 at-bats, adding 5 stolen bases on the year. Garcia is also tracking toward 100 career stolen bases, currently sitting 12 shy of that milestone.
The Royals enter this stretch sitting fifth in the AL Central with a 34-46 record, eight games back in the division. Kansas City has won two straight games heading into this roster move, but the loss of Garcia adds pressure to a roster that currently carries five infielders. The club's current roster composition includes 13 pitchers, six outfielders, and two catchers.