ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Los Angeles Angels First baseman Jared Walsh He was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and placed on the 10-day injured waiting list.
Walsh has struggled offensively this season, hitting.215 in 118 games with 15 homers.
Mike Frostad, the Angels’ head athletic trainer, stated that Walsh could need surgery or be able to play again in this season’s Los Angeles match.
Frostad stated, “We’ve been running some test over the past couple of days we’ve be here in St. Pete. And we just decided that right now is when we need to shut him down to see if this can’t get any further.” “We are still trying to sort out some of the details. He had some concerns about us before we went on the trip. We’ll be able to provide more information next week.”
Other roster moves included Mike Ford being selected by the Angels from Triple-A Salt Lake as first baseman. Matt Thiass was recalled and designated infielder. Phil Gosselin Assignment
Outfielder Mike TroutAfter missing 28 games due to an injury to his upper back/ribs, he returned last Friday. He had a scheduled day off on Thursday. Los Angeles played its fourth straight game on artificial grass after seven consecutive.
Ford was at Tampa Bay and played first base as well as hitting fourth. He was part of 22 games with San Francisco, Seattle, and Atlanta, and had a.150 batting percentage and five RBI.
Ford played for the New York Yankees Phil Nevin was an Angels interim manager. From 2019-21, he was a part of 101 Yankees games.
Nevin stated, “Very talented with bat.” Nevin said, “Plays a great first base. He is a very athletic guy. He was a Princeton double-team player. He’ll be getting some attention this weekend.
Nevin indicated that Thaiss is likely to catch a football this weekend.
Gosselin was a.098 hitter with two RBI in 22 games for the Angels. In Tuesday night’s 11-1 loss at Tampa Bay, Gosselin pitched a scoreless ninth innings, getting three outs from five pitches between 48-52 mph.
The Angels will make further moves before Friday night at Toronto, because Canada prohibits people who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 from entering Canada. Los Angeles players are unlikely to travel.
Nevin said, “We’ll make those moves tomorrow.”
Ryan Aguilar was an outfielder who joined the team, but was not added to their active roster on Thursday. In 88 games, he hit.280 and had 15 homers as well as 48 RBI for Double-A Rocket City.