Guardians prospect Chase DeLauter, No. 46 in MLB, breaks foot again, sidelining outfielder after strong spring [Video]

Outfielder Chase DeLauter, one of the Cleveland Guardians‘ top prospects, has suffered a fracture in his surgically repaired left foot and will be sidelined until further notice. 

DeLauter previously broke his left foot during his last season at James Madison University, the year before the Guardians made him the No. 16 overall pick of the 2022 MLB Draft. “We feel for Chase,” Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said on Sunday, via Mandy Bell of MLB.com. “He did everything he could through the rehab process. This is just one of those freak things. Obviously he’s a big guy that’s really powerful, and unfortunately, that led to a recurrence of his foot issues.”

Bell writes that DeLauter will soon meet with a foot specialist to determine a course of treatment. Once that’s decided, a rough time-table for his return may be disclosed. Whatever the …