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• Guardians' George Valera: Loses spot on 40-man roster

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  The Guardians designated Valera (knee) for assignment Tuesday. Valera underwent surgery in September to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee, and his absence is expected to extend into the first portion of the 2025 campaign. Rather than keeping him on the 40-man roster until then, the Guardians will attempt to pass the 24-year-old through waivers and hand his roster spot to fellow outfielder Petey Halpin.

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• Guardians' George Valera: Will undergo surgery on right knee

  09/16/2024 • By RotoWire

  Valera was diagnosed with a patellar tendon rupture in his right knee Monday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports. Valera was placed on Triple-A Columbus' 7-day injured list Friday due to what was initially listed as a right knee strain, but further tests revealed a more serious injury. He will undergo surgery Wednesday, and the expected recovery window is 6-to-9 months. The 23-year-old will finish his season in Triple-A with a slash line of .248/.337/.452 with six stolen bases, 17 home runs and 50 RBI across 374 plate appearances.

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• Guardians' George Valera: Goes on IL

  09/13/2024 • By RotoWire

  Valera was placed on Triple-A Columbus' 7-day injured list Friday due to a right knee strain. Valera has been mostly able to avoid injuries this year after losing significant time in 2023 to various ailments. He's struggled to a .248/.337/.452 slash line and a 27.0 strikeout rate over 90 games while playing the whole year at Triple-A. He'll miss at least a week, but if the knee issue is even a moderate concern, he figures to be shut down for the year.

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• Guardians' George Valera: Opens season on shelf

  04/03/2024 • By RotoWire

  Triple-A Columbus placed Valera (hamstring) on its 7-day injured list Friday. The outfield prospect suffered a strained hamstring early in spring training and is still working his way back from the injury, so he'll be inactive for the early part of the minor-league season. Valera, 23, slashed .211/.343/.375 with 10 home runs and one stolen base in 312 plate appearances for Columbus a season ago.

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• Guardians' George Valera: Strains hamstring

  02/24/2024 • By RotoWire

  Valera is expected to miss a few weeks due to a strained hamstring, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports. The timeline suggests Valera could miss time following spring training. Valera also missed time last season due to hamstring and wrist injuries, but he played 73 games for Triple-A Columbus and slashed .211/.343/.375 over 256 at-bats with 10 home runs and 35 RBI.

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