Royals Place Renfroe on IL, Recall Waters and Pratto Ahead of Yankees Series

Hunter Renfroe sustains a toe fracture, prompting Kansas City to bring up Drew Waters and Nick Pratto from Triple-A Omaha.

Renfroe fouled two pitches off his left foot, resulting in a fractured toe during a 12-pitch at-bat against the Yankees.
Renfroe was removed from the game in the fifth inning after initially continuing to play.
Drew Waters and Nick Pratto have been recalled from Triple-A Omaha to fill the roster spots.
Waters has a .277 average with seven home runs and 33 RBIs in 50 Triple-A games this season.
Pratto provides additional power options, hitting seven home runs in 53 games at Triple-A.