The Oakland A’s activated catcher Josh Phegley from the injured list on Friday, the team announced. To make room, fellow catcher Dustin Garneau was designated for assignment.
We last saw Phegley on July 28, when he exited that day’s game early. He was later diagnosed with a left thumb contusion. After a couple weeks, and three rehab games in the minors, he’s now ready to go. His rehab was briefly interrupted when he was hit in the shoulder by a pitch in Triple-A, but apparently that didn’t develop into any kind of problem.
Other than this IL stint, Phegley has enjoyed one of the better years of his career.