Well ahead of schedule from a late-season injury, Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is set to return ahead of Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series against the Baltimore Orioles. In fact, he’s in Tuesday’s lineup, batting third as the designated hitter.

Vinnie Pasquantino has done everything he can to position himself for an earlier-than-expected return as the MLB playoffs begin.

Like his own health. On Tuesday, the Royals officially cleared Pasquantino to return from a right thumb injury. Pasquantino will be available for Game 1 against the Orioles and bat third in the lineup.

The Kansas City Royals are hoping that first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (thumb) will be on their playoff roster for the wild-card series against the Baltimore Orioles that begins on Tuesday at Camden Yards.

Well ahead of schedule from a late-season injury, Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino appears set to return ahead of Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series against the Baltimore Orioles.

Vinnie Pasquantino returns to action for the Kansas City Royals when they square off versus Corbin Burnes and the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday at 4:08 PM ET on ESPN2. He went 0-for-4 in his last

The Kansas City Royals could be getting one of their best players back just in time for the playoffs. First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino has missed the last month after breaking his thumb against the Houston Astros on Aug.

Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino saw his regular season come to an end a month ago when he suffered a broken right thumb. It was a devastating blow to Kansas City’s offense, and the initial timeline provided at the time left him set to miss the next six-to-eight weeks,

In an interview during the team’s broadcast of last night’s game, GM J.J. Picollo noted that Pasquantino “felt good” after the session but that the club will need to evaluate him today before deciding whether to activate him or have him continue rehabbing in hopes of impacting the club deeper into the playoffs,