KANSAS CITY, Mo. — All-Star and Gold Glove left fielder Alex Gordon was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin and is expected to be sidelined up to two months.
Manager Ned Yost said Thursday morning that Gordon would not require surgery. The strain is a Grade 2 strain and will require several weeks of rehab.
Gordon injured his left groin in the fourth inning chasing a Logan Forsythe fly ball. Gordon lay on the warning track for about three minutes as Forsythe circled the bases.
Yost, team physician Dr. Vincent Key and a trainer rushed to the injured d be out for months. Whether he returns before September is questionable.
Yost said he would platoon Jarrod Dyson and rookie Paulo Orlando in left in Gordon’s absence.
Left-handed reliever Brandon Finnegan was recalled to replace Gordon on the roster.
Anticipate general manager Dayton Moore to look long and hard to trade for an outfielder to add some punch to the lineup.