TORONTO -- The Athletics officially placed Bruce Maxwell on the restricted list on Thursday before starting their four-game road series against the Blue Jays.
In his place, Oakland recalled catcher Josh Phegley from Triple-A Nashville. Phegley is only expected to be with the club for the series in Toronto.
"Josh has been part of this team for years now. He didn't start with us, but he's a guy that we're really comfortable with," A's manager Bob Melvin said prior to Thursday's opener. "He knows the pitchers here.