Tampa OF re-aligns in wake of Palacios injury

AMERICAN LEAGUE


Tampa Bay Rays
NEWS: OF/IF Richie Palacios may miss the rest of the season with a knee sprain.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Officially, the timetable for Palacios’ recovery is four to six weeks, but manager Kevin Cash could only offer a “hopefully” when asked whether Palacios would return before season’s end. The Rays called up 26-year-old outfielder Kameron Misner, and where the trade deadline had left the versatile Palacios in line to be the strong side of a platoon in left field primarily, Misner could get a fair amount of playing time. Tampa could choose to flank center fielder with job-sharing arrangements of LHB Josh Lowe and Misner starting against right-handed pitchers and Jonny DeLuca and Dylan Carlson, a...

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