The Oakland A’s called up a spare pitcher Friday for their road trip to Toronto.
Due to a visa issue, Frankie Montas was unable to join the team on the trip to Canada and make his scheduled start against the Blue Jays on Friday, so the A’s altered their rotation this week to have Montas pitch Thursday in Detroit and then return to the Bay Area, reported Matt Kawahara of the S.F. Chronicle on Wednesday.
Now that they’re traveling without Montas, he’s been placed on the restricted list, which means Oakland can recall another player to replace him.