KANSAS CITY -- Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia exited the Royals’ 8-6 loss to the Orioles on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium in the sixth inning due to right elbow soreness. Garcia will undergo further evaluation in the next few days, although he was already looking forward to playing Friday after Thursday’s team off-day.
Garcia felt something during his second at-bat Wednesday when he popped up to second base but stayed in the game. By the sixth inning, though, it was Nick Loftin running out to third base rather than Garcia.
“We’ve got to get it checked out and see how he feels,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “Just kind of generalized. We have to see how he feels come Friday.”
Garcia went 0-for-3 on Wednesday, but is batting .265 with a .724 OPS through 25 games. He had been hitting well previously in this series, notching three hits on Monday followed by an RBI single with two runs scored in Tuesday’s victory.
After the 2023 season, Garcia had a procedure done to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, but he hasn’t missed any time since and hopefully won’t now despite dealing with the soreness. The Royals need him playing every day like he has for them -- and producing like he has been throughout his All-Star 2025 season and the beginning part of ‘26.