OAKLAND — Highly touted A’s rookie third baseman Matt Chapman, who was just called up four days ago, is dealing with an infection in his left knee and was out of the lineup Monday night against the Houston Astros.
Chapman’s knee swelled up following Sunday’s victory over the New York Yankees, and after the situation hadn’t improved Monday morning, he was examined by doctors and it was determined Monday that he had incurred an infection. He was administered oral antibiotics in the hope that the situation can be cleared up quickly.
Chapman had no idea how he might have picked up the infection.