Hunter Dozier

Royals reinstate Dozier from IL, send Bonifacio back to Omaha

Published Jun. 21, 2019 3:29 p.m. ET

Hunter Dozier, the Royals' hottest hitter at the time of his injury, is back in the fold.

Dozier, 27, who has been out with a right oblique strain since May 30, was reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Friday.

The third baseman, who became a father for the second time Thursday, has a .314 average with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs. He went 5 for 14 with a double and four RBIs in three games with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on a rehab assignment.

To open space on the 25-man active roster, the Royals optioned outfielder Jorge Bonifacio back to Triple-A Omaha. Bonifacio collected seven hits in 20 at-bats in his week with the big-league club.

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