Royals put Alex Gordon on disabled list, call up Abraham Almonte | The Kansas City Star

The Royals on Tuesday put outfielder Alex Gordon on the 10-day disabled list because of a left hip labral tear and recalled outfielder Abraham Almonte from Class AAA Omaha.

Almonte, 28, was claimed off waivers from Cleveland on April 2 and took the roster spot of pitching prospect Miguel Almonte, who was designated for assignment and traded to the Angels last week.

Abraham Almonte will wear No. 45 with the Royals. In parts of three seasons with the Indians, he hit .254 with 37 doubles, nine triples, nine home runs and 56 RBIs. He was suspended 80 games for testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug Boldenone in 2016.