Rays Place Jonathan Aranda On IL With Broken Wris
The Rays announced a number of roster moves before tonights series opener against the Dodgers (relayed by ). Most notably Alexis Lafreniere Jersey , first baseman is headed to the 10-day injured list with a left wrist fracture. Tampa Bay reinstated from his own IL stint and recalled infielder from Triple-A Durham. Deadline acquisitions and have reported to the team and will be active tonight as well. The Rays designated previous backup catcher for a signment and optioned lefty and recently acquired outfielder to Triple-A. Aranda was injured in yesterdays game against the Yankees. He was playing first base when hit a chopper to third base. double clutched, then threw wildly to first. Aranda reached the ball and collided with Stanton. He went down in pain. Aranda told reporters ( ) that he wont be able to do any kind of activity for three weeks. The All-Star said he hopes to return this year. It interrupts a fantastic year for the lefty-swinging Aranda. Hes hitting .316/.394/.478 with 22 doubles and 12 home runs. Aranda has somewhat quietly emerged as one of the best hitters in MLB. Its a major blow for a Tampa Bay team that has fallen two games under .500 and sits four games out of the last Wild Card spot. moved from his usual designated hitter spot to play first base tonight. is in the lineup as the DH with an outfield of , and . Kim makes his return at shortstop. Hes back from a minimal IL stay due to a lower back strain. Kim had mi sed the first few months of the season rehabbing last years elbow surgery. Tonights game is his 11th of the season. The defensive stalwart is in the first season of a two-year contract. He can opt out in the fall, making his final couple months significant for the upcoming free agent market. Jax and Feduccia are in line for their team debuts. The Rays acquired the hard-throwing Jax in a swap for former top pitching prospect . Hell anchor the back of the bullpen. Feducca, meanwhile, was the key piece of Tampa Bays return in the that sent to Cincinnati. Hed been in Triple-A with the Dodgers but jumps right onto the big league roster with the Rays. Feduccia will back up another deadline pickup, , in a completely revamped catching group. That pushed Thai s off the roster. Tampa Bay had acquired him from the White Sox in May. The 30-year-old Thai s had carried a .382 on-base percentage with Chicago but hit .225/.304/.282 in 25 games for Tampa Bay. The Rays clearly prefer Feduccia and are willing to risk losing Thai s, who is out of minor league options. Theyll need to place him on waivers in the next few days. Artemi Panarin Jersey
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