Kyle Karros was back in the Rockies’ lineup for one night. By Saturday, he was out again.
The Colorado third baseman left the team’s 4-3 loss to the Guardians before the sixth inning after the concussion symptoms that had sidelined him earlier in the month resurfaced. The club treated the move as a precaution, and manager Warren Schaeffer said the next step would be clearer after another day.
“He had symptoms similar to his concussion,” Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said. “So we had to get him out. We’ll know more tomorrow.”
Karros, 24, first got hurt in an Aug. 11 collision with shortstop Ezequiel Tovar while both were chasing a ground ball in Arizona. He came off the seven-day concussion injured list and rejoined the lineup Friday night, going 1-for-4 with a walk in Colorado’s 9-1 loss to the Guardians.
On Saturday, Karros went 0-for-2 with a ground out and a strikeout before the Rockies shut him down for the rest of the night.
The interruption comes in the middle of Karros’ first full Major League season. He debuted last August and is hitting .263 with a .779 OPS, 10 home runs and 44 RBIs.
While Karros was on the concussion IL, Colorado turned to switch-hitting Adael Amador, 23, who was called up and produced in five appearances before heading back to Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday. Amador went 3-for-10 with a home run, a double, six RBIs, three walks and five strikeouts.
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