Good morning, Athletics Nation!
Injuries are up around the majors in 2020, but the Oakland A’s have mostly avoided the rash so far. Still, they’ve lost a couple pitchers along the way, and the latest was reliever Burch Smith.
The right-hander appeared to pull himself from his last appearance on Saturday, and Sunday he went on the injured list with a right forearm strain.
All injuries are bummers, but the loss of Smith was particularly tough because he was one of the hottest pitchers in the league, retiring 34 of the first 39 batters he faced.