The Houston Astros positioned outfielder Chas McCormick on the 10-day injured listing Thursday attributable to a small fracture on his proper hand.
The transfer is retroactive to Wednesday, at some point after McCormick sustained the harm after working into the right-field wall whereas chasing down a foul ball in Houston’s 4-3 loss in 12 innings to the Oakland Athletics.
“It is actually disappointing,” mentioned McCormick, who returned from a brief minor league stint earlier this month. “I simply wish to be on the market attempting to assist the crew win, particularly towards the tip of the season and going into the playoffs. It is a disappointing season general and never the best way I needed it to occur as a result of I’ve been feeling good. … I am feeling like myself lastly, and this occurred. However I will be again.”
McCormick, 29, is batting .211 with 5 homers and 27 RBIs in 94 video games this season.
Additionally on Thursday, the Astros recalled infielder Grae Kessinger and left-hander Bryan King from Sugar Land and despatched right-hander Nick Hernandez to the Triple-A membership.
Kessinger, 27, is 0-for-15 with 5 strikeouts in 15 video games with the Astros this season.
King, 27, is 1-0 with a 2.05 ERA in 23 reduction appearances with Houston in 2024.
–Area Degree Media