Way back in March -- the last day in March, but March is March -- Kansas City's Yuniesky Betancourt injured his right ankle while batting. The injury wasn't serious enough to keep him from winning a spot on the Royals' 25-man roster, or serious enough to keep him from playing second base most days, or serious enough to keep him from posting a 109 OPS+, far better than anything he's ever done before.
Royals’ Yuniesky Betancourt On DL With Ankle Injury
However, apparently Betancourt's ankle never really healed up, and now it's serious enough to force him to the Disabled List. There's a silver lining in this cloud, however ... While Chris Getz will get almost all of the playing time at second base, the Royals have called up 28-year-old Irving Falu from the minors to fill Betancourt's roster spot. Falu's been in the organization since 2003, and spent all of the last three seasons with triple-A Omaha. He can't really hit and doesn't figure to be in the majors for long. But his first hit should be a memorable thing. Which is nice.
Meanwhile, Johnny Giavotella, batting .301/.360/.460 with Omaha, is left in Nebraska to rot. Royals baseball: Our time.
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