Pasquantino needs shoulder surgery, will likely miss rest of season

The Royals will be without one of their frontline sluggers for the rest of the 2023 season. Vinnie Pasquantino will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the team announced on Wednesday.

Pasquantino had been on the injured list with right shoulder instability since exiting the Royals’ game against the Orioles on June 9. It’s an injury Pasquantino has dealt with before; he missed about three weeks last year with the same soreness, but an MRI showed that the Kansas City slugger will require surgery.

“It’s tough,” Pasquantino said. “But this is something where we can just go ahead and attack this now and be better come 2024.”

The 25-year-old, who made his much-anticipated Major League debut midway through last season, had produced a .247/.324/.437 slash line with nine home runs and 26 RBIs in 61 games in 2023.