ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays The center fielder Kevin Kiermaier After being placed on the 60-day injured roster Saturday, he now admits that he may miss the remainder of the regular season because of a left hip injury.
Kiermaier has not played since July 9, when he was a Gold Glove caliber outfielder. In 63 games, he is hitting.228. He has 7 homers and 22 RBIs.
“Yeah, that is. [tough to grasp],” Kiermaier said. It has not yet hit me. … I am currently in a limbo, inbetween period. However, I believe that we will all soon know more.
September is the earliest he can return from the IL. After the All-Star break, Kiermaier will see a Nashville specialist. An operation is not ruled out.
Kiermaier stated that “just got to keep everything in secret until a decision has been made, then we’ll take it from there.”
The Kiermaier decision cleared the roster spot for the second baseman Brandon LoweAfter suffering a lower-back injury in mid-May, he was able to be reinstated from the IL for 60 days.
Kiermaier stated, “I’m not planning to be back anytime soon so this was the right move that had to be made. I completely understand, agree with it.”
Lowe, who hit.212 in 32 games with five homers, 12 RBIs, and 99 RBIs last season, was on the IL.