Yoán Moncada To Endure Knee Surgical procedure

Yoán Moncada would require surgical procedure to deal with his proper knee damage, reviews Francys Romero. Specifics on the process aren’t clear, neither is it recognized whether or not Moncada is predicted again this season. He’s out till a minimum of mid-July after the Angels transferred him to the 60-day injured checklist this night.

Moncada seemingly by no means absolutely recovered from the appropriate knee problem that price him 5 weeks final summer season. The veteran switch-hitter stated the damage most severely impacted him when he would bat from the appropriate facet. The Angels accordingly restricted him to 26 plate appearances versus lefty pitching this 12 months. That wasn’t sufficient to keep away from an IL stint, nor apparently to stave off surgical procedure.

That is the fifth straight season during which Moncada has missed time. He has misplaced over a month in every of the previous 4 years and hasn’t reached 400 plate appearances in a season since 2022. Moncada remained a barely above-average hitter when he was capable of take the sphere between 2023-25. That hasn’t been the case this season, as he batted .189/.308/.297 in 130 journeys earlier than happening the shelf.

Moncada is taking part in his second season in Anaheim on a $4MM contract. He’ll return to free company in November. If this process winds up sidelining him for many or all the remaining 2026 schedule, he’d very possible be restricted to a minor league deal subsequent offseason.

Journeyman utility participant Donovan Walton has gotten the majority of the third base taking part in time over the past couple weeks. The Halos recalled 22-year-old Denzer Guzman from Triple-A this night. He’s mashing at a .336/.403/.571 clip within the minors and is likely one of the higher prospects in a weak farm system. Guzman is within the lineup on the sizzling nook tonight towards Houston. That’ll be the plan in the intervening time, as skipper Kurt Suzuki instructed reporters (together with Jack Janes of The Sporting Tribune) that Guzman would be the main third baseman.