Athletics re-claim catcher team previously designated for assignment

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Oakland Athletics baserunner Beau Taylor (46) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run, his first in the Major Leagues, in the third inning of their baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. HOUSTON — The A’s were sad to see catcher Beau Taylor claimed off waivers. The Toronto Blue Jays scooped him up back on August 16, the cost of a roster move that brought Corban Joseph onto the 40-man and big league roster.

Taylor was a beaming presence in the clubhouse, and clearly Oakland wanted him back. So, when the Blue Jays designated him for assignment on September 7, the…