It can always be worse, but the news wasn’t good for Scooter Gennett. The Cincinnati Reds‘ All-Star second baseman will be sidelined for 8-12 weeks with a strained right groin. For the time being, shortstop José Peraza will fill in at second base for Gennett while José Iglesias takes over at shortstop.
Scooter Gennett led the team in batting average last season and was in contention for the NL batting title until Christian Yelich pulled away down the stretch. Gennett was second on the team last year in home runs (23), RBIs (92) and doubles (30).