Immediate Impact and Recovery Outlook

Hinch noted that an IL stint seemed likely from the start, based on initial discussions with Meadows and the trainers. “The news is better that it’s not a massive injury,” he said. “But it’s one that’s going to take him out of the lineup for a couple of weeks.”

Recovery times for soft-tissue injuries, particularly in the hamstring, can be difficult to predict, especially for a player like Meadows, whose speed is one of his primary assets. “We will be excited to get him back when we can,” Hinch added. “He was having quality at-bats. They weren’t always hits, not always moving the ball, but it’s one of the things we talked about when he came back. How many quality at-bats can you have a night — maybe a bunt, maybe a single, obviously the home run.”