The Los Angeles Angels have placed catcher Travis d'Arnaud on the 10-day IL due to plantar fasciitis, joining Logan O'Hoppe on the injured list. Sebastian Rivero has been called up as a backup catcher.
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Angels Get Stretched Even Thinner At Catcher As dāArnaud Heads To IL With Foot Injury
The Los Angels Angels donāt have a lot of depth behind the plan with Logan OāHoppe already on the IL, and heāll now be joined by veteran backup Travis dāArnaud, who was placed on the 10-day IL with plantar fasciitis in his right foot according to a report by Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com.
The timing is unfortunate given that dāArnaud had just hit a key three-run homer in his last start, and the Angels called up Sebastian Rivero, a 27-year old backup who has spent parts of his four year career behind the plate with Angels and the Kansas City Royals.
āItās definitely not ideal to have both of your catchers that you started the season with on the IL,ā manager Kurt Suzuki said. āBut at the same time, it is what it is. You got to figure out a way. Luckily, weāve got two guys that can really catch and it's our job as coaches to help guide them and help them be the best they can be.ā
OāHoppe made the trip to Toronto with the Angels, and heās progressed to hitting on the field and working defensively with a catching machine, according to Bollinger, but he still needs to catch some bullpens and hit higher-velocity pitching before he can return to the lineup.
dāArnaud sustained the injury while trying to avoid a tag at first while running out a ground ball, and Suzuki said he wasnāt sure if the injury was a full tear. He also didnāt know how long the backup catcher will be out.
āIt definitely wasn't good when it happened,ā Suzuki said. āI know heās still a little bit sore. Itās unfortunate because he was swinging the bat and playing really well. So, pretty bummed for him, but he seemed like he was in good spirits when I texted him back and forth. So time will tell and weāll see how he recovers.ā
Travis d'Arnaud suffered from plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
Sebastian Rivero has been called up to replace Travis d'Arnaud as a backup catcher.
Both of the Angels' starting catchers, Travis d'Arnaud and Logan O'Hoppe, are currently on the injured list.
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The Angels are still trying to decide if OāHoppe will need a rehab assignment. He says his wrist only bothers him with certain movements, but heās been able to tolerate pain enough to swing the bat.
āItās mostly on the pitch up and left on my glove side,ā OāHoppe said. āHonestly, thatās really it. Like swinging feels good. It feels the same for every swing. Thereās not a certain pitch where I feel it more. Still some discomfort there when I swing but itās become a lot more manageable. So even if itās not 100 percent, but if itās just enough to play, then Iām going to go play.ā
The Angels other catcher is Omar Martinez, who was in the New York Yankees system before signing a minor league deal with the Angels during the offseason. The Angels wonāt get a lot of offense from either catcher, which is why they want to get OāHoppe back sooner rather than later.