Guardians' Chase DeLauter: Ready for 2025 Triple-A debut
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Triple-A Columbus reinstated DeLauter (sports hernia) from its 7-day injured list Thursday.
Columbus placed DeLauter on its IL prior to the start of the season after the outfielder required sports hernia surgery in early March. After an extended rest and rehab period, DeLauter was cleared to begin a rehab assignment May 6 in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League, where he slashed .182/.357/.455 with two home runs and one stolen base in eight games. The 23-year-old has a checkered injury history, but he remains one of the Guardians' top upper-level prospects and should have a chance at making his MLB debut later on this season if health prevails.
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Guardians' Chase DeLauter: Headed to Arizona Complex League
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DeLauter (abdomen) was added to the Guardian's Arizona Complex League roster Monday for a rehab assignment.
DeLauter underwent sports hernia surgery in early March, which carried an 8-to-12 week recovery timeline, and he's now set to get some at-bats in Arizona. The outfielder played in 37 games between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus in 2024, batting .304 with two home runs, seven RBI and four runs scored over 23 at-bats over six games with the latter. Once healthy, DeLauter could challenge for a major-league roster spot with Cleveland down the road in 2025.
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Guardians' Chase DeLauter: Engaging in baseball activity
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DeLauter (abdomen) has responded well to rehab and is throwing, hitting and running, MLB.com reports.
DeLauter, the Guardians' first-round draft pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, could progress to live batting practice this week. The organization anticipates a late-May or early-June return window.
Guardians' Chase DeLauter: Sent to minor-league camp
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The Twins reassigned DeLauter (abdomen) to minor-league camp Saturday.
DeLauter is expected to be out for 8-to-12 weeks after undergoing hernia surgery Tuesday. He logged only 168 plate appearances in the minors during the 2024 season (including 27 in Triple-A), but he has a chance at seeing time on the Guardians' 26-man roster during the 2025 campaign once he's fully recovered from the procedure.
Guardians' Chase DeLauter: Undergoes hernia surgery
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DeLauter will be sidelined for 8-to-12 weeks after undergoing sports hernia surgery Tuesday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
DeLauter has been limited to only 96 minor-league games since being taken in the first round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, mostly due to nagging foot problems. Now, he has an additional injury to deal with that will delay his development further. If he was healthy, DeLauter would be a good bet to debut for Cleveland this season -- perhaps sooner rather than later -- but his 2025 status now has more uncertainty associated with it.
DeLauter's offseason preparation focused more on mobility than strictly strength, Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com reports.
DeLauter's bat and plate discipline gets a lot of attention, deservedly so, but he's dealt with foot injuries each year since being a first-round draft pick in 2022. Hence, the prospect's desire to stay healthy and compete for a potential role on the big-league roster. "As Chase continues to develop, it's about understanding what it takes for that body to be able to play every day," Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. "He's around some really good people and really good resources to start to understand what his body is telling him." DeLauter had just 168 plate appearances in 2024, including 27 at Triple-A Columbus, suggesting he's not expected to win a job outright in camp. He can play all three outfield spots and could eventually be the answer in right field, which is one of the position battles going on in spring training.
Guardians' Chase DeLauter: Receives spring training invite
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The Guardians have extended DeLauter an invitation to big-league camp during spring training.
DeLauter is one of the most physically gifted outfield prospects in baseball but had a tough time with injuries again in 2024, as he was limited to just 39 games because of foot and hamstring problems. He's hit .317/.387/.517 over 406 plate appearances during his time in the minors and appears close to being big-league ready if he can stay on the field. DeLauter could have an outside shot at an Opening Day roster spot if he has a big spring.
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