SEPTEMBER 3, 2023•DEADSPIN.COM
Angels C Max Stassi placed on restricted list, done for seasonThe Los Angeles Angels placed catcher Max Stassi on the restricted list on Sunday as the 32-year-old continues to deal with a serious family...
Angels catcher Max Stassi will miss the entire season because of a family medical issue
Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi has announced he will miss the entire 2023 season because of a serious family medical issueSEPTEMBER 3, 2023•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tony Kemp - Sits out against southpawKemp is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
ImpactAfter starting in left field and leading off while going 1-for-4 at the dish in Saturday's 2-1 win, the lefty-hitting Kemp will retreat to the bench Sunday while the Halos bring southpaw Tyler Anderson to the hill. Aledmys Diaz will spell Kemp in left field while center fielder Esteury Ruiz serves as Oakland's table setter.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Lawrence Butler - Idle versus leftyButler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
ImpactButler will be joined on the bench by fellow left-handed-hitting outfielders Tony Kemp and Seth Brown in the series finale. Oakland will roll out a starting outfield trio of Aledmys Diaz, Esteury Ruiz and Brent Rooker from left to right.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Seth Brown - Takes seat SundayBrown is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
ImpactThe lefty-hitting Brown will retreat to the bench for the series finale while southpaw Tyler Anderson takes the hill for Anaheim. With Brown and fellow left-handed hitters Tony Kemp and Lawrence Butler also riding pine Sunday, the Athletics will roll out a starting outfield of Aledmys Diaz, Esteury Ruiz and Brent Rooker from left to right.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Max Stassi - Goes on restricted listThe Angels placed Stassi (personal) on the restricted list Sunday.
ImpactStassi was initially placed on the 15-day injured list after suffering a hip injury late in spring training before he was transferred to the 60-day IL in June. Though the Angels have noted that Stassi is ostensibly healthy again and "in a position to resume activities," he's voluntarily choosing to sit out the remainder of the 2023 season while he tends to a serious family medical issue that has prompted him to conduct his rehab away from the team since the end of spring training. In 2024, Stassi will be entering the final season of the three-year, $17.5 million extension he signed with the Angels in May 2022, and Los Angeles also holds a $7.5 million club option and $500,000 buyout of his contract for the 2025 season.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Andrew Velazquez - Heads back to Triple-AThe Angels optioned Velazquez to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
ImpactVelazquez will head back to the minors after the Angels reinstated Matt Thaiss (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. With the Angels summoning fellow infielders Kyren Paris and Michael Stefanic from the minors Friday as their two September call-ups, the team didn't have much of a need to keep Velazquez on hand as a utility man.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023•ROTOWIRE
