After some initial setbacks this year, one of the Oakland A’s top prospects is getting his next chance in the majors.
The A’s announced Tuesday morning that they’ve called up pitcher A.J. Puk from Triple-A.
The 6’7” lefty entered the year as the club’s No. 1 prospect, but he’d also missed two of the previous three seasons to injury including all of last summer. He was back to health this spring, and in early April he got the call to MLB, but after one appearance for Oakland he quickly went on the injured list again with a strained left biceps.