Jake Meyers, the Houston Astros’ opening-day middle fielder, will miss the remainder of the season after fouling a ball off his knee at Triple-A Sugar Land final week, supervisor Joe Espada mentioned.
Meyers final performed for Sugar Land on Sept. 11 and was positioned on the 7-day minor-league injured listing the subsequent day. Espada didn’t have a precise analysis of Meyers’ harm however mentioned Meyers fouled a pitch off his left kneecap space and is carrying a brace. Meyers’ harm was first reported by MLB.com.
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The harm removes Meyers from the Astros’ outfield depth choices, although he had already fallen in that hierarchy. Meyers posted a .580 OPS in 52 video games this season earlier than Houston optioned him to Triple-A in early July. He was recalled for 2 transient stints after that, showing in 5 extra video games.
Meyers performed in at the least 100 video games with the Astros every of the previous three seasons. He was a Gold Glove finalist in middle subject in 2024 however owns a profession .671 OPS within the majors. After batting a career-high .292 final yr, he hit .213 with Houston this season. He had a .639 OPS in 35 video games at Triple-A.
The Astros recalled Meyers when rosters expanded on Sept. 1 however subsequently despatched him again to Triple-A once they claimed outfielder Jorge Barrosa off waivers. Barrosa was designated for task Saturday, when the Astros reinstated utility participant Brice Matthews from the injured listing.
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This text initially printed at Houston Astros outfielder Jake Meyers out for season after struggling knee harm at Triple-A.
