The Oakland A’s are getting back some help on the final day of the regular season. The team announced Sunday morning that they activated Chad Pinder from the 10-day injured list.
The super-sub went on the IL two weeks ago with a strained hamstring, and the timing couldn’t have been worse. It was the day after star third baseman Matt Chapman went on the IL, and that absence would have finally opened a path to regular playing time for Pinder for the first time all summer. Instead, he joined Chapman on the shelf, and free agent Jake Lamb was brought in to plug the hot corner — which he has done admirably.