San Jose Mercury News · Jul 20, 2020
Top A’s starter placed on IL with shoulder strain
(Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND, CA – JULY 5: Oakland Athletics pitcher A.J. Puk walks onto the field showing off his new haircut during the Oakland Athletics Summer Camp at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Today was supposed to be the first full-squad workout but it has been postponed due to an unexpected delay caused by the Fourth of July holiday. Players maintained social distances and wore masks because of the coronavirus pandemic. A.J. Puk strained his left shoulder and was placed on the 10-day IL prior to the Oakland A’s exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants, manager Bob Melvin said.