DeLauter leaves game in first inning after fouling ball off foot
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LOS ANGELES -- Guardians rookie right fielder Chase DeLauter exited Tuesday's game against the Dodgers with a left foot contusion after fouling a pitch off the foot in the top of the first inning.
DeLauter was checked on by a trainer but stayed in to finish his at-bat, grounding out to first base. He hobbled trying to leave the batter’s box and did not take the field in the bottom half of the frame. CJ Kayfus replaced him in right field.
An X-ray taken during the game was negative for any fractures, according to the club.
DeLauter is coming off a red-hot opening series for the Guardians, earning American League Player of the Week honors after slugging four home runs in his first three career regular-season games.
The Guardians’ No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline (No. 44 overall), DeLauter has battled a number of injuries already in his professional career, including multiple to his left foot. DeLauter fractured the foot in 2024 after breaking it the year before while at James Madison University.