Lane Thomas (wrist) Placed on 10-Day Injured List by Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians put center fielder Lane Thomas on the 10-day disabled list due to a right wrist bone bruise on Tuesday.
The action is retroactive to Sunday. In corresponding moves, the Guardians chose infielder Will Wilson from Triple-A Columbus and moved right-hander Trevor Stephan from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list.
Thomas, 29, last played on Saturday, striking out twice in two at-bats in a 3-0 victory against Pittsburgh. He is hitting .156 (7-for-45) with two RBIs, one walk and 15 strikeouts in 13 games.
He sustained his wrist injury when he was hit by a Shane Smith pitch in the fifth inning of the Guardians' first home game on April 8 against the Chicago White Sox. Thomas missed the next five games before returning on April 15 as a pinch hitter in a 6-3 win over Baltimore. He played four more games before being placed on the disabled list.
Wilson, 26, was batting .324 (22-for-68) with six home runs and 18 RBIs in 18 games at Columbus.
He was selected by the Los Angeles Angels 15th overall in the 2019 MLB Draft from North Carolina State. Cleveland acquired him in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft on December 11. He could make his major league debut with the Guardians.
\"He's a former first-round pick and a guy that we felt has had a lot of skills in the past,\" Guardians president Chris Antonetti said on Sunday. \"And we thought it was worth taking a chance on the Rule 5 Draft. In the time that he's come to the organization, Will has just sought to take advantage of every resource possible to try to improve in every facet of his game.
\"He had a great spring training with us, and he's off to a great start in Columbus. He's on a path where we think he's going to help us at some point this year.\"
Stephan, 29, is recovering from right UCL reconstruction surgery in March 2024. He hasn't pitched since the 2023 season and has a career record of 16-13 with six saves, a 3.73 ERA, 75 walks and 232 strikeouts in 195 2/3 innings over 180 relief appearances.
