The Oakland A’s are going to be without their best player for the rest of the 2020 season.
Third baseman Matt Chapman was placed on the injured list Saturday with a strained right hip, the team announced, and he’ll have season-ending surgery on the hip, reports insider Martin Gallegos as well as Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle.
To take the open spot on the roster, outfielder Seth Brown was called up.
This is devastating news for the A’s. Chapman has been by far their most productive player over the last three seasons, as the single best defender in the majors at any position and also a star hitter at the plate.