Houston Astros fans confused as outfielder Chas McCormick going on IL with back injury: "So it’s his back now and not his vision?"
Houston Astros fans are doing a double take at the news that outfielder Chas McCormick is heading to the injured list with a back injury.
You'll have to forgive Astros fans if they are a bit confused, but they were originally told by the organization that McCormick was dealing with vision issues, and his back was not thought to be an issue.
Chas McCormick going on IL after injuring back Sunday. Corresponding move TBA.
To be fair, it is possible that the Houston Astros outfielder may be having troubles with both. McCormick's eye issues began occurring during Friday's series opener against the Texas Rangers. He was pulled from that game in the third inning after walking in his lone at-bat.
Reportedly, he did not hurt his back until Sunday.
@brianmctaggart @astros So it’s his back now and not his vision??
@brianmctaggart Did he hurt it bending over to squint and see shit?
@brianmctaggart Now it's his back??? Whatever im excited to see who the move is
Many Houston Astros fans already have the man they want to see called up: Triple-A Sugar Land outfielder Justin Dirden. Dirden narrowly lost out to Corey Julks for a spot on the big-league roster during spring training and is at the forefront of the minds of many Houstonians as a suitable replacement for McCormick.
@brianmctaggart Lets bring up Dirden for tonight's game so we can have him as a pinch hitting.🤘🤘
@brianmctaggart DIRDEN TIME??? 👀
@brianmctaggart Announce Dirden call up
It's not like the Astros were attempting to cover up a McCormick back injury. The player himself told reporters of his vision problems after last Saturday:
"I just wasn't sure what was going on last night. I might have done something to it last night. ... I just think maybe I irritated it. They did a lot of treatment last night, and I was there for a while. They did a great job of making sure nothing severe was happening. They were concerned about the double vision."
McCormick did note that his vision had improved from Friday night to Saturday morning. However, he did not appear again in the series.
@brianmctaggart I guess we're all going to just forget about that time they reported that Chas had blurred vision?
@brianmctaggart So first it’s his eye and now his back? Lack of Clarity from the front office is crazy
@brianmctaggart BACK?? 🤔
So, was the eye thing a cover-up story?
While most fans are voicing support for Dirden to join the Houston Astros in McCormick's absence, there is a vocal minority in support of Pedro Leon. Leon is hitting .260 – 40 points better than Dirden. Each has one home run.
@brianmctaggart It's time for pedro leon, let's not call another white boy up again
McCormick was off to solid start with Houston Astros
McCormick was off to a solid start this season. Through 11 games, he is slashing .275/.383/.500 with two home runs and four stolen bases.
In his three years with the Astros, he is hitting .252 with 30 home runs and 12 stolen bases in 238 games. He had 14 homers in each of the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
He batted .231 with two homers during Houston's run to the World Series title last autumn.