Dustin Garneau has been on the Oakland A’s before. In early August of 2017, with righty backup catcher Josh Phegley on the injured list, the A’s snagged Garneau off waivers from the Rockies. He stayed with the club for the rest of the season, finding his way into 19 games, including 15 starts behind the plate. He didn’t hit much, but he adequately filled in for the final couple months of a non-contending season.
Now Garneau is back, in a big way. Once again, it was early August and Phegley was on the IL, and the A’s picked up Garneau off waivers to replace him, this time from the Angels.