OAKLAND — It’s been a tragic year for Yusmeiro Petit.
Petit lost his mother, Rubia, last April and, this week, lost his father. He is with his family in Maracaibo, Venezuela and could return to the team as early as Saturday. But travel complications have his timeline for return off.
“He’s had a rough go over the last two years, so he’s going to be away some,” manager Bob Melvin said. “There’s some travel complications at this point. So the chance he could be back sooner than later. We’re still going through this process right now and seeing when we will see him again.