Royals’ Hunter Renfroe fractures his left big toe after fouling off two pitches from Carlos Rodón.
Hunter Renfroe of the Royals broke his left big toe after fouling off two pitches from New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón in the third inning on Monday night.
“He’s got it in the cold tub, trying to take away some of the pain,” Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro said following the 4-2 loss.
Renfroe fouled off seven pitches in total before striking out in a 12-pitch at-bat. He groaned as he sank to one knee after fouling the fourth pitch, a curveball, off his toe. He wandered about in the foul area near the backstop for around 45 seconds before returning to the batter’s box.
Two pitches later, Renfroe fouled another curveball off his foot and jumped away from the box. He touched the toe and returned to the box after around 40 seconds.
According to Quatraro, Renfroe told him that he believed the first foul caused the break.
Renfroe shifted to right field after striking out in the fourth inning but was pulled at the top of the fifth.
“He went down in the cage and tried to move around a little bit,” Quatraro stated. “When he was out there, he came back in, and then they got to take his shoe off and check it out, and he said he couldn’t keep going.”
Renfroe, 32, is hitting.200 with six homers and 26 RBIs, but his last ten games have seen him hit.363 with two homers and eight RBIs. He signed a $13 million, two-year contract in December after nine seasons in the major leagues.
Renfroe’s career batting average is.237, with 183 home runs and 480 RBIs for the San Diego Padres (2016–19), Toronto (2020), Boston (2021), Milwaukee (2022), Los Angeles Angels (2023), Cincinnati (2023), and Kansas City.
