The Los Angeles activated catcher Austin Barnes from the 10-day injured record and optioned Hunter Feduccia again to Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis on Thursday afternoon earlier than the sequence finale in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles at Stadium.
Barnes had a tough outing on Aug. 19 when he was hit on the toe by a foul ball that resulted in a fracture. He missed eight video games.
On the time, supervisor Dave Roberts didn’t suppose Barnes would want greater than a 10-day IL stint to get well. Barnes was batting .241 with a .318 OBP when he landed on the IL.
Because the begin of July, he’s batting .296 with a .367 OBP in 18 video games.
He has spent 10 seasons with the crew, hitting 35 dwelling runs and driving in 157 runs over 589 profession video games. Initially, he was drafted by the Miami Marlins within the ninth spherical of the 2011 Main League Baseball First-Yr Participant Draft out of Arizona State College.
The 34-year-old has performed in 34 video games for the this season. He’s catching Bobby Miller and batting ninth in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.
The 27-year-old backstop, Feduccia, notched his first profession hit on Sunday afternoon and went 1-for-2 with a stroll in his second stint with the . General, he’s 1-for-3 in two video games performed for the membership.
Feduccia earned his first profession begin on Sunday in opposition to the Tampa Bay Rays with Gavin Stone on the mound. The battery was collectively for a number of years within the minor leagues.
“It’s superior,” Stone mentioned after Feduccia’s massive day. “He’s one in every of my finest associates on this group, has been for some time. Simply to be part of his special occasion is fairly cool.”
He returns to Oklahoma Metropolis, the place he has performed 73 video games this season, posting a .282 batting common with six dwelling runs and 46 runs batted in. Over six seasons with the group, he has hit .267 with 46 dwelling runs and 252 RBIs throughout 438 minor league video games. The catcher was chosen within the twelfth spherical of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Louisiana State College.
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