Diamondbacks' A.J. Vukovich: Out with shoulder injury
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Vukovich is expected to miss roughly 2-to-3 months with a left shoulder injury, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.
Vukovich has been sidelined at Triple-A Reno since April 9 after injuring his left shoulder on a slide, and it will officially be a few months before he can return. The 24-year-old outfielder had been in a groove prior to getting hurt, slashing .308/.321/.538 with two homers, nine RBI and seven runs scored over 53 plate appearances.
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Diamondbacks' A.J. Vukovich: Stark home/road splits at Double-A
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Vukovich is slashing .263/.333/.485 with 24 home runs, 20 steals on 29 attempts and a 28.4 percent strikeout rate in 115 games for Double-A Amarillo.
There is some important context needed with Vukovich's season line, as he had a .977 OPS in the very hitter-friendly home park in Amarillo and had a .681 OPS on the road. His 31.2 percent hard-hit rate is a strong mark, and Vukovich has always had a chance for above-average game power. He's made 60 starts in center field, 24 in left field, 15 at third base and a handful of starts at first base, right field and designated hitter.
