ARLINGTON, Texas — The Kansas City Royals received a boost to the lineup Monday with the return of third baseman Mike Moustakas from a three-day absence on the bereavement list. He missed the weekend series at Detroit to deal with a family emergency.
Moustakas, who chose not to reveal the nature of the situation publicly, wanted to thank fans for their support.
“If you can just tell them all thank you for their well wishes,” Moustakas told the Kansas City Star. “And everything, all the stuff they sent, the tweets and stuff they sent, my family really appreciates all that stuff.”
Kansas City manager Ned Yost had Moustakas hitting second against Texas.
“It’s going to be good for him to get back here,” Yost said before the 8-2 loss, “to get back with his buddies, back to playing baseball.”
The club optioned infielder Orlando Calixte to the Triple-A Omaha to make room for Moustakas on the 40-man roster.