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Eric Hosmer | First Baseman

Team: Kansas City Royals
Age / DOB:  (23) / 10/24/1989
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 220
Bats / Throws: Left / Left
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Eric Hosmer went 2-for-4 and finally hit his first homer of the season Thursday against the Orioles.
The homer came in his 99th at-bat. The hope was that Hosmer would show more power this year after slipping to 14 homers as a sophomore last year, but he entered tonight's game with a weak .330 slugging percentage. May 9 - 10:08 PM

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Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's 10-inning loss to the White Sox.

He singled off Matt Thornton in the ninth. The one-hit afternoon brings Hosmer's slash to .258/.337/.326 through 101 plate appearances. Hardly disastrous, but not what the Royals and fantasy owners had in mind. Hosmer will go into the Royals' 29th game on Tuesday with just five extra-base hits and nine RBI.
May 6 - 5:28 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer doubled and drew two walks in the Royals' loss to the Tigers on Wednesday night.

A nice show of plate discipline from the young first baseman, who wound up with two RBI. Hosmer is batting just .277 with a weak .319 slugging percentage, but he has a cool .375 OBP in 56 plate appearances this season. The power numbers will hopefully arrive soon.
Apr 25 - 8:36 AM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Braves.

Billy Butler sat Tuesday with the DH unavailable under National League rules, but he'll make the start at first base in Wednesday's matinee.
Related: Billy Butler
Source: MLB Lineups on Twitter
Apr 17 - 11:19 AM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer is nursing a sore right quadriceps.

Hosmer did not play Friday and is not in action Saturday. The Royals are hoping he'll feel well enough on Sunday.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Apr 13 - 4:18 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer is not in Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

No official word on any sort of injury, so it looks like Royals manager Ned Yost has opted to go with a righty-heavy lineup against southpaw J.A. Happ. Miguel Tejada will make his first career start at first base while Elliot Johnson will start over Chris Getz at second base.
Related: Miguel Tejada, Elliot Johnson
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Apr 12 - 6:16 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer went 4-for-5 with three RBI in a 13-4 win over the Phillies on Friday.

Hosmer also drew a walk and scored twice. He had just one hit over his first nine at-bats coming into Friday's game, so this was nice to see. It's possible that Hosmer could see a start in right field this weekend, as the Royals would have to use Billy Butler at first base with the DH unavailable under National League rules.
Apr 5 - 7:57 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer is likely to play right field in Thursday's Cactus League game.

The Royals play in Philadelphia the first weekend of the season, so Royals manager Ned Yost wants him to get some reps in the outfield. The DH spot won't be available under National League rules, so Billy Butler will play first base. Jeff Francoeur will sit in this scenario, but most fantasy owners won't be disappointed by that.
Related: Billy Butler, Jeff Francoeur
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Mar 27 - 4:18 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer is not the Royals' lineup Saturday due to a sore right quad.

Hosmer will miss at least the next two games, but this doesn't sound like anything too serious. The injury shouldn't impact his status for Opening Day.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Mar 23 - 12:17 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer smacked his second home run of the Grapefruit League schedule and knocked in four runs as the Royals topped the Angels 13-9 on Friday.

Hosmer notoriously brutalized spring pitching in 2012, before falling apart once the regular season began. The immensely talented 23-year-old is now hitting .378/.425/.649 with two homers, 13 RBI and a steal in just 13 spring games. He again looks poised for a breakout season and has been steadily climbing up fantasy draft boards.
Mar 22 - 8:04 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer will join Team USA.

Hosmer is replacing Mark Teixeira, who suffered a strained right wrist while hitting off a tee Tuesday before Team USA's exhibition game against the White Sox and has since bowed out of the World Baseball Classic. Hosmer is an elite defender and owns a .391/.462/.696 batting line right now in the Cactus League. It's a good fit.
Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter
Mar 6 - 10:13 AM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer finished 3-for-3 with two RBI in the Royals' 9-5 defeat of the Giants on Saturday.

Hosmer hit two doubles and a home run, boosting his Cactus League batting line to .471/.550/.882. He also has seven RBI in seven games. The 23-year-old should make for a great post-hype sleeper in fantasy leagues this season.
Mar 2 - 6:03 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer went 2-for-3 with an RBI as the Royals topped the Brewers 3-2 on Wednesday in Arizona.

Hosmer also scored a run. He now has five RBI in five Cactus League games and boasts a .364 batting average. The 23-year-old first baseman has immense talent and could wind up being a steal in the middle rounds of 2013 fantasy drafts after a disappointing showing in 2012.
Feb 27 - 5:56 PM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald says the Royals are "listening" on Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Alex Gordon, Billy Butler and Wil Myers.

FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported last week that the Royals could be poised to pull off a big deal this offseason in order to upgrade their rotation. It's hard to imagine them shipping one of their young hitters like Hosmer, Moustakas or Myers, but it sounds like general manager Dayton Moore might at least be willing to consider it.
Source: Boston Herald
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 09:38:00 AM
Eric Hosmer - 1B - Royals

Eric Hosmer (shoulder) has been shut down for the season.

Hosmer has a slight tear in his right rotator cuff, so he never seemed likely to make it back for the last couple games. And the Royals have now made it official. It concludes a disappointing first full season for the first baseman, who batted .232 with 14 homers and 60 RBI.
Source: Royals.mlb.com
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 09:01:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Salvador Perez
2George Kottaras
1B1Eric Hosmer
2B1Chris Getz
2Elliot Johnson
3Miguel Tejada
SS1Alcides Escobar
3B1Mike Moustakas
LF1Alex Gordon
CF1Lorenzo Cain
2Jarrod Dyson
RF1Jeff Francoeur
2David Lough
DH1Billy Butler
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1James Shields
2Jeremy Guthrie
3Ervin Santana
4Wade Davis
5Luis Mendoza
6Danny Duffy
7Felipe Paulino
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Greg Holland
2Kelvin Herrera
3Aaron Crow
4Tim Collins
5Luke Hochevar
6J.C. Gutierrez
7Bruce Chen