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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams will be out four months after undergoing surgery on a torn quad.

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Adams Out Four Months With Torn Quad

Friday, May 29

Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reported that Adams underwent surgery on his quad. Langosch noted that the surgeon found a complete tear of the quad muscle and that his recovery time is likely to be closer to four months rather than the three- to four-month time frame previously reported.

On May 26, he came up limping when rounding first base on a fifth-inning double, according to the team's official Twitter feed. Mark Reynolds replaced him, pinch running and taking over at first base.

In his third full MLB season, Adams is off to a rocky start. He's hitting .243/.281/.375 with four home runs and 20 RBI, which puts him on pace to set career lows in nearly every category. The lumbering first baseman had, however, seemingly been breaking out of his slump. Tuesday's double was his third extra-base hit in as many days.

The Cardinals will likely pluck Reynolds off the bench with Adams out. The veteran has played all over the field this season, most notably at both corner infield spots and the outfield.

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