KANSAS CITY -- Royals aboriginal baseman Eric Hosmer will activate his improvement in bold situations on Saturday.
Hosmer hasn't played aback July 31 because of a accent breach in his appropriate hand, but that's to end aback he letters to Triple-A Omaha for a bold adjoin Colorado Springs.
Omaha has aloof three regular-season amateur absolute so, unless the Storm Chasers accomplish the postseason, the Royals will accelerate Hosmer to Idaho Falls for added games. Their Rookie allocation aggregation there has fabricated the Pioneer League playoffs.
Manager Ned Yost abstracts Hosmer will charge four or bristles amateur to get accessible to acknowledge the Royals.
"Twenty at-bats to get his eye back," Yost said afore Friday's alternation opener adjoin the Indians. "He's already taken BP today, he feels fine. He's accessible to go."
Hosmer was batting .267 with six homers and 46 RBIs aback he went on the disabled list. However, in July, he hit .366 in 22 amateur with 11 RBIs.
"I'm attractive advanced to accepting aback into action, accepting some at-bats in, accepting some timing and try and get aback up actuality with these guys," Hosmer said.
Hosmer is acquisitive to advice Omaha accretion the Pacific Coast League playoffs by acceptable the division.
"That would accomplish the adjust assignment a lot easier, a lot easier on the biking too, so that would assignment out a lot better," Hosmer said. "The acceptable affair is there are amateur out there so alike if the Omaha affair doesn't assignment out, there are amateur in Idaho so there are a lot of opportunities for at-bats."
Hosmer was hit in his duke by a Jon Lester angle on July 20 at Boston. He approved to appear aback three canicule later, but he still acquainted affliction and consecutive attempts to acknowledgment were bootless as well. So, he went on the disabled account attendant to Aug. 1.
"Everything feels absolutely good, that's why we're able to go and comedy in these amateur tomorrow," Hosmer said. "We've hit on it, came aback the abutting day and hit and came aback addition and hit. There accept been no problems so it's a acute best for us to go on to the abutting step, alive casting in bold situations."
Hosmer could alone be a beholder as the Royals got hot and eventually took over aboriginal abode in the American League Central.
"It was fun to watch, though. I'd rather watch that than watch them lose. It was fun," Hosmer said.
Royals, Indians set for affray on Retro Night
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals and Indians will booty a few accomplish aback in time on Saturday night aback they abrasion 1974-style uniforms for their 6:10 p.m. CT bold at Kauffman Stadium.
It's Retro Night and the aboriginal 10,000 admirers will accept a Mr. Royal bobblehead, apery the team's animation amount in the canicule afore absolute mascots.
Fans can bid on the game-used bequest jerseys from Retro Night at auction.mlb.com. Royals alumni from the 1974 aggregation will be signing autographs from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. on Saturday at the Royals Hall of Fame.
More advice is accessible at royals.com/retronight. Tickets are accessible at royals.com.
Crown points
• Joe Greany of the Class A Advanced Wilmington Blue Rocks has been voted by his aeon as the Carolina League's Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year.
• The Royals-Twins bold on Thursday night was the highest-rated advertisement this division for FOX Sports Kansas City, peaking at 146,000 homes.
• Until Thursday night's 11-5 loss, the Royals had won 19 beeline amateur in which they had denticulate at atomic four runs. Aback they account four or added this year, they're 60-9 (prior to Friday's game).