India went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Athletics.
India's fourth-inning blast off Mason Barnett opened the scoring, but it was all the Royals could produce. India had gone over a month without a homer, batting just .203 (13-for-64) over 21 contests between long balls while missing time due to a wrist injury in that span. He's now at a .234/.324/.347 slash line with nine homers, 45 RBI, 63 runs scored, 29 doubles and no stolen bases over 135 contests. India held a starting role for much of the season but has slipped into a timeshare with Michael Massey and Adam Frazier in September.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Sitting out third straight
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India is out of the lineup for Friday's contest against the Blue Jays.
After starting six of the first seven games upon his return from the injured list, India has now been on the bench for three games in a row. Michael Massey is getting a second straight start at second base for the Royals.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Out of lineup again Thursday
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India is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Mariners.
It's the second straight day India has been out of the lineup. On Thursday it will be Michael Massey at second base and batting ninth for the Royals.
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Royals' Jonathan India: On bench Friday
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India is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.
India made three straight starts after being activated from the injured list Tuesday, and he'll get a breather Friday. The second baseman went 3-for-10 with six strikeouts during those three starts. Michael Massey will play the keystone and bat seventh.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Hits IL with wrist sprain
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The Royals placed India on the 10-day injured list Monday due to a left wrist sprain.
India had been held out of the lineup in both of the Royals' previous two games, but the nature of his absence wasn't known until the team revealed Monday that he was dealing with an injury. The severity of the wrist sprain isn't known, making it difficult to speculate how quickly India might be able to return from the IL. While India is on the shelf, Michael Massey and Adam Frazier should be in line to see the bulk of the starts at second base.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Not starting Saturday
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India is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus Detroit.
India had started in each of the Royals' past 12 games, batting a paltry .179 (7-for-39) with one home run and three RBI during that stretch. He'll get at least a partial day to reset Saturday while Michael Massey plays second base and Adam Frazier serves as the DH.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Getting breather Saturday
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India is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup versus the White Sox.
India started each of KC's previous three games, going 3-for-10 with a home run and two RBI, but he'll begin on the bench Saturday. In his stead, Adam Frazier is starting at second base while Randal Grichuk is getting a turn at DH.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Homers in win
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India went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Nationals.
India padded the Royals' lead with a two-run blast in the sixth inning to put them up 7-2. India has five RBI in August, which has all come from his two home runs. He's had a prolonged slump at the plate, slashing .169/.281/.338 with three homers, 14 RBI and 12 runs scored in 21 games since July 18.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Removed after HBP
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India was removed from Saturday's game against the Blue Jays after getting hit on the left elbow by a pitch, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
India was able to run for himself and play defense after taking a 95-mile-per-hour fastball off his elbow in the third inning, but he was lifted for a pinch hitter when it was his turn to hit again in the fifth. The Royals will take a closer look at him to determine the severity of the injury, but the fact that he initially remained in the game suggests the damage isn't severe.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Doubles in return
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India went 1-for-5 with a double and a run in Friday's 9-3 win over the Blue Jays.
India returned Friday from a one-game absence due to a sore shoulder. He got on base in the third inning on a double and was brought home when Bobby Witt smacked a three-run homer off Kevin Gausman. India has struggled at the plate in 12 games since the All-Star break, going 7-for-46 (.152) with eight runs, four doubles, one homer and eight RBI.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Out with sore shoulder
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Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that India is being held out of Wednesday's lineup against Atlanta due to a sore shoulder, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Quatraro added that India will be available off the bench and should be back in the lineup Friday following the team's scheduled off day Thursday. The Royals will start Adam Frazier at second base Wednesday.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Clubs walk-off homer
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India went 1-for-5 with a three-run, walk-off home run in a 5-3 extra-inning win over the Guardians in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
India connected for a three-run blast off Emmanuel Clase in the 10th inning of the day game. In the nightcap, India went a modest 1-for-4. He's hit safely in nine of his last 14 games, going 13-for-55 (.236) in that span, though he remains the Royals' main leadoff hitter. Overall, the second baseman has a .242/.322/.344 slash line with five homers, 30 RBI, 44 runs scored and no stolen bases through 97 contests this season.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Back in Royals' lineup
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India (shoulder) will start at second base and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game versus the Rangers.
India suffered a left shoulder subluxation during this past Friday's game against the Athletics and sat out the following two contests. However, he feels well enough to give it a go for the Royals in Tuesday's series opener in Texas.
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Royals' Jonathan India: On bench for second straight game
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India (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
India will be relegated to the bench for the second game in a row while he manages a left shoulder subluxation. According to MLB.com, manager Matt Quatraro said that India will be available off the bench Sunday, so the Royals don't appear to be viewing the shoulder issue as something that will send the 28-year-old to the injured list.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Back in lineup as DH
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India (knee) is serving as the designated hitter and batting out of the leadoff spot against the Giants on Monday.
India was scratched from Sunday's game against the Cardinals due to knee soreness. He won't take the field Monday, but he'll return to the lineup as the Royals' designated hitter while Mark Canha, Kyle Isbel and Hunter Renfroe man the outfield. India has slashed .274/.338/.387 with one home run and seven RBI since the beginning of May.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Scratched with sore knee
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India was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against St. Louis due to knee soreness, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
It's unclear when or how exactly India sustained the injury, but he went 1-for-8 across the first two games of the series versus the Cardinals. The 28-year-old was penciled in to start at second base Sunday, but Michael Massey will instead get the nod while Mark Canha takes India's usual place in left field.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Back in action Monday
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India (quadricep) will serve as the Royals' designated hitter and leadoff batter in Monday's game against the Yankees.
He'll re-enter starting nine after he sat out his first game of the season in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Guardians while tending to right quad tightness. The Royals will ease India back into the lineup in a non-defensive role, but he should be ready to resume playing in left field or at third base within the next few days.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Not in lineup Sunday
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India (quadricep) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
India will head to the bench after he was removed in the sixth inning of Saturday's 6-3 loss due to right quad tightness, an injury the 28-year-old disclosed that he had been nursing for a few days before aggravating it while running the bases, per Anne Rogers of MLB.com. After the game, India downplayed any concern about the issue and said that he expected to be available off the bench Sunday even if he didn't start. Maikel Garcia will pick up the start at third base and serve as the Royals' leadoff hitter Sunday.
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Royals' Jonathan India: Drives in two runs
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India went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Monday's 11-1 win over the Brewers.
India was given the green light to play Monday after being removed from Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Guardians after being struck on the helmet by a pitch in the ninth inning. It didn't appear to affect him Monday, as he led the team with three hits including a two-run single in the seventh to expand the Royals' lead to eight runs. Following his 0-for-5 effort on Opening Day, India has gone 6-for-11 with two walks and two RBI across his last three outings.
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Royals' Jonathan India: In left field for Cactus opener
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India is starting in left field and batting leadoff Friday versus the Rangers in the Royals' Cactus League opener.
It was known that India would be getting reps in the outfield during camp, but it's interesting that his first start this spring is in left field. India has never played anywhere other than second base at the major-league level, and the keystone could still be his primary position this season. However, India getting starts in left field opens up second base for Michael Massey, who will start at that position Friday.
