OAKLAND — One day later than expected, Boog Powell will make his debut with the A’s on Saturday night.
The problem Friday night?
“I couldn’t breathe,” the 24-year-old center fielder said Saturday afternoon.
“I was sick the last two days before that. I felt a little dizzy. It wasn’t a good idea to play yesterday.”
Uh, no. Even with his parents up from Orange County to watch the game and Powell eager beyond words to get out there, the combination of a lingering upper-respiratory illness and an episode with asthma he hadn’t experienced in more than 10 years put him on the shelf.