Los Angeles Angels catcher Sebastian Rivero was positioned on the 10-day injured checklist Wednesday, at some point after fracturing his left hamate bone throughout a sport towards the Houston Astros.
Rivero informed reporters he’ll bear surgical procedure and miss roughly 4 weeks. He underwent a CT scan earlier Wednesday.
Rivero injured his hand and wrist space whereas fouling off a pitch through the fifth inning of Tuesday’s 10-1 house victory. He was in immense ache and was lifted in favor of fellow catcher Logan O’Hoppe.
Rivero had two singles earlier within the contest and had a string of seven straight hits when he departed the sport. O’Hoppe completed the at-bat by taking a known as strike three and the strikeout was charged to Rivero to finish his hit streak.
Rivero, 27, is batting .245 with eight RBIs in 24 video games this season. He has appeared in 35 video games for Los Angeles over the previous two seasons.
The Angels recalled catcher Logan Porter from Triple-A Salt Lake. He just lately signed a minor league contract with them after changing into a free agent. He had batted .241 with one homer and 10 RBIs in 17 video games with the San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A afifliate in Sacramento.
Porter, 30, has appeared in 16 main league video games — 11 with the Kansas Metropolis Royals in 2023, 4 with San Francisco final season and one with the Giants this season. He’s batting .184 with one homer and 4 RBIs.
The Angels additionally transferred right-hander Jack Kochanowicz to the 60-day damage checklist to open up a 40-man roster spot for Porter. The membership revealed Tuesday that Kochanowicz will quickly bear Tommy John surgical procedure.
The Angels additionally mentioned Tuesday that third baseman Yoan Moncada will bear proper knee surgical procedure subsequent week.
First baseman Nolan Schanuel, who left Tuesday’s sport with left calf tightness, wasn’t within the beginning lineup for Wednesday’s sport towards the Astros.
–Area Stage Media
