Per Rome’s report, Houston had been calling the 27-year-old’s ailment a “deep bruise of the bone” and a “shin contusion” since he landed on the injured listing in June.
Moreover, the insider famous that Brown was requested twice on Saturday if Tucker had suffered a shin fracture, and the GM stated that he did not.
That contradicts Brown’s newest replace.
“After a number of rounds of medical imaging, we suspect there was some sort of small fracture,” he stated in an announcement to The Athletic on Monday, in accordance with Rome’s report. “As with all accidents of this sort, as soon as the fracture heals it takes time for the muscle tissues across the leg to regain power. Tuck has labored extraordinarily exhausting to get again on the sphere and fortunately is prepared now to assist us in September and within the postseason.”
Rome added that Tucker’s agent declined to remark additional on Monday.
The one-time Gold Glove Award winner and Silver Slugger’s return ought to be an enormous enhance to the Astros’ AL pennant hopes.
Tucker had arguably his finest season in 2023, ending with profession highs in runs scored (97), hits (163), RBI (AL-high 112), stolen bases (30), walks (80), on-base share (.369) and complete bases (297). He was having one other large 12 months in 2024 earlier than the harm and remains to be second on the workforce in walks (46) and third in house runs (19) and stolen bases (10) regardless of being restricted to 60 contests.
The lack of Tucker was huge, however Houston’s really performed a lot better because the former fifth general choose went down.
They have been 27-34, in third place within the AL West and 7 video games behind the first-place Seattle Mariners when Tucker obtained injured. After falling to the lowly Chicago White Sox on June 18, the Astros have been 33-40 and a season-high 10 video games behind the division leaders.
They’ve gone 42-22 since then and at the moment are on prime of the division at 75-62, six video games up on the Mariners.
Rome wrote that Brown stated on Sunday that the lefty-hitting slugger may “probably” return to the major-league roster on Wednesday or Thursday. The insider additionally famous that Tucker is “taking dwell batting follow off minor-league pitchers, taking part in outfield defensive drills and accompanied the Astros to Cincinnati” for the workforce’s three-game highway set towards the Reds that started on Monday.
Brown’s presumably deceptive feedback on Tucker’s harm is not an excellent search for Astros brass, but when the 2015 draft choose comes again producing as his regular self, Houston ought to be in good condition for one more deep playoff run.
