Royals' DeJesus out for the year

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07/23/2010 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas City Royals outfielder David DeJesus is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery on his right thumb after further examination showed a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament.

Earlier Friday, DeJesus was placed on the 15-day disabled list with what was originally called a sprained right thumb. He suffered the injury and left Thursday's game against the Yankees after crashing into the center-field wall in the third inning while trying to track down a Derek Jeter drive that eventually wound up as an inside-the-park home run.

DeJesus initially appeared to make a great backhanded catch. His wrist, though, bent at nearly a 90-degree angle while hitting the wall, and the ball came loose.

The 30-year-old will have surgery on Monday performed by Dr. Tom Graham at the Cleveland Clinic. The minimum timetable for a return from such a procedure is 10 weeks. DeJesus, who has been the subject of trade speculation, batted .318 with five home runs and 37 runs driven in over 91 games this season.

To fill the roster spot, the Royals have recalled outfielder Alex Gordon from Triple-A Omaha.

Gordon started the season in the major leagues and hit just .194 in 31 at-bats before being sent to the minor leagues to learn how to play the outfield after coming up and playing as a third baseman.

The former number-two overall selection in the 2005 draft was batting .310 with 14 home runs and 46 RBI in 75 combined games between Single-A Wilmington and Omaha.

The Royals continued to re-tool their roster later in the day, adding pitcher Sean O'Sullivan to the active roster and designating pitcher Anthony Lerew for assignment.

O'Sullivan, 22, was acquired from the Angels on Thursday and has posted a 1-0 record and 2.08 earned run average in five games (one start) this season. He's spent most of the year at Triple-A Salt Lake.

Lerew, 27, went 1-4 with an 8.54 ERA in six starts for Kansas City this year.

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