Braves’ Rosario out 8-12 weeks for eye procedure

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves positioned slumping outfielder Eddie Rosario on the 10-day injured checklist with blurred imaginative and prescient and swelling in his proper eye and anticipate him to overlook eight to 12 weeks.

The Braves made the transfer earlier than Tuesday’s recreation towards the Chicago Cubs.

Proper-hander William Woods was recalled to take Rosario’s spot, giving the Braves 16 pitchers on their 28-man roster.

A star of the 2021 postseason, when he was the MVP of the Nationwide League Championship Sequence and helped the Braves win their first World Sequence title in 26 years, Rosario was off to a depressing begin with simply three hits in his first 44 at-bats for an .068 common, with no homers or RBI.

Rosario has been coping with swelling in his proper retina. He was examined by a retinal specialist Monday and can bear a laser process to appropriate the blurred imaginative and prescient.

The blow of shedding Rosario can be softened by the approaching return of Ronald Acuña Jr.

Traded from Cleveland to Atlanta final July, Rosario examined free company after the 2021 season earlier than re-signing with the Braves on an $18 million, two-year deal.

Getting back from a knee harm that ended his 2021 season, Acuña is predicted to play no less than two extra video games with Triple-A Gwinnett as a part of his rehab task.

He has been projected to rejoin the Braves on Could 6, however that timetable might be moved up with the defending champs successful simply seven of their first 17 video games.

Acuña is hitting .357 with three stolen bases and an RBI in 14 at-bats for Gwinnett.

The 23-year-old Woods had but to pitch within the massive leagues. He was added to the 40-man roster final November and cut up time this season between Double-A Mississippi and Gwinnett.

Woods has pitched in six video games with one begin within the minors, going a mixed 0-1 with a 7.04 ERA. All six runs got here in his first two appearances; he has since pitched 3 2/3 good innings with 9 strikeouts.