OAKLAND — After weeks of uncertainty, the A’s finally have an idea on when Matt Chapman will make his return to the lineup.
After Chapman took batting practice for the first time in over two weeks and launched a number of pitches off the wall in center field before Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Indians, A’s manager Bob Melvin took it as a sign that the third baseman is pretty much ready to go.
The A’s will send Chapman to Single-A Stockton Monday for minor league rehab, but it’s expected to be a short assignment of one game as Melvin expects to insert Chapman back in the A’s lineup for Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres if all goes well.