The way I see it, players are definitely handled more lightly than they used to be. Whether it be scheduled off days aka “load management” or inning/pitch count limits for pitchers. One would think that those things would reduce the number of days lost to injury, but at the very least, players don’t seem to be getting hurt less often than they used to.
That being said, Royce tried to stay in the game when it didn’t look like he should have.