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Royals, OF Cain to decide in a week if he'll be shut down

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 9:17 p.m. ET

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CHICAGO (AP) The Kansas City Royals and Lorenzo Cain have agreed to wait a week before deciding whether the outfielder will be shut down for the rest of the season because of his troublesome left wrist.

Cain said Sunday that a stem-cell injection didn't work on the sprain and produced more inflammation in his hand. He tried playing through the injury on Friday, but said he was forced to basically swing one-handed and hasn't played since.

Manager Ned Yost says Cain will see a hand specialist when the team returns to Kansas City this week.

The 2014 All-Star is hitting .287 in 103 games for the Royals, who entered Sunday four games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild-card spot.

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