On Sunday, the struggling C.J. Cron hit his first home run of 2017, a grand slam. On Monday, he was demoted to triple-A Salt Lake.
Cron, 27, hit only .232 with a .586 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in 24 games. His playing was interrupted by a bruised foot and then a bruised hand. Since activated from the disabled list May 14, he hit .227 with a .701 OPS.
“The biggest part of this right now is for him to get some at-bats to find his timing,” Manager Mike Scioscia said. “He’s had some flashes here in the first 100 at-bats, but not where we know he can be.