Guardians’ Chase DeLauter hurt after fouling pitch off foot

LOS ANGELES — Cleveland Guardians proper fielder Chase DeLauter left the sport within the first inning after fouling a pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani off his again foot Tuesday night time.

After a coach got here out to verify on DeLauter, the rookie took a number of observe swings and returned to the batter’s field. He tried to expire a grounder to 3rd, however was thrown out after which hobbled into the tunnel.

The Guardians later introduced DeLauter suffered a left foot contusion and X-rays are adverse.

DeLauter was changed by CJ Kayfus on the backside of the primary.

DeLauter was the American League rookie of the week after hitting 4 dwelling runs in his first three video games. He’s simply the second participant to perform the feat, becoming a member of Trevor Story of the Colorado Rockies in 2019.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.