Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Still dealing with wrist issue
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Dezenzo (wrist) is opening the year on the injured list at Double-A Corpus Christi, Jim Callis of MLB.com reports.
Dezenzo was limited all spring by a wrist injury, and while he appeared in a Spring Breakout game March 17, he's not ready to play every day for the Hooks. A big-bodied slugger who could end up at either corner-infield spot, Dezenzo had a .257/.339/.486 slash line with 14 home runs and a 28.5 percent strikeout rate in 63 games as a 23-year-old at Double-A last season. Callis reports that Dezenzo should be ready to play in the near future.
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Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Starting in Spring Breakout game
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Dezenzo (wrist) will start at third base and bat eighth Sunday in the Astros' Spring Breakout game against the Cardinals.
Dezenzo hadn't appeared in any Grapefruit League games for the Astros since March 1 while he managed a sore wrist, but his ongoing absence may have been more a byproduct of him not being a realistic candidate to crack Houston's Opening Day roster rather than due to concern about his health. The 23-year-old will be back in action Sunday in a game exclusively featuring prospects and should continue to play in minor-league games on the backfields of camp over the next couple of weeks as he prepares himself for the start of the minor-league season. He'll likely open the 2024 campaign with either Double-A Corpus Christi or Triple-A Sugar Land.
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Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Limited by wrist injury
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Dezenzo is able to play the field but cannot hit in games due to a wrist injury, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
It's not clear when he might be ready to swing the bat. Dezenzo, 23, finished last season at Double-A Corpus Christi and might be ready to move up to Triple-A Sugar Land to start 2024, if healthy. He had a breakout 2023 campaign, posting a .914 OPS with 18 homers and 22 steals between High- and Double-A.
