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Milwaukee Brewers activate Gio Gonzalez, option Burch Smith

We learned a few days ago that Gio Gonzalez would make his long-awaited return to the roster tonight against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and this afternoon the Milwaukee Brewers officially announced his activation from the injured list:

LHP Gio Gonzalez has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. He will start tonight at Arizona. RHP Burch Smith has been optioned to Triple-A San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/CdPvcZWPme

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 20, 2019

Gonzalez signed in late April after opting out of his minor league deal with the Yankees and made six starts for the Cream City Nine, totaling 31.