Milwaukee Brewers activate Gio Gonzalez, option Burch Smith

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsWe learned a few days ago that Gio Gonzalez would make his long-awaited return to the roster tonight against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and this afternoon the Milwaukee Brewers officially announced his activation from the injured list:

LHP Gio Gonzalez has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. He will start tonight at Arizona. RHP Burch Smith has been optioned to Triple-A San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/CdPvcZWPme

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 20, 2019 Gonzalez signed in late April after opting out of his minor league deal with the Yankees and made six starts for the Cream City Nine, totaling 31.0 innings of 3.19 ERA baseball with 26 strikeouts…