The Oakland A’s entered the season with three catchers on their 40-man roster but only two on their active squad, and now the odd one out will get a chance in the majors.
The A’s placed catcher Aramis Garcia on the 10-day injured list, the team announced Tuesday. The diagnosis is viral enteritis, which is a fancy way of saying a stomach flu.
“It’s very contagious. But it’s not ‘THE’ virus,” said manager Bob Melvin, per insider Martin Gallegos. In other words, he’s sick but it’s not coronavirus.
The 28-year-old Garcia has started 11 games behind the plate and one at DH this season, behind primary backstop Sean Murphy.