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Sheldon Neuse forces his way onto Athletics’ roster; Matt Chapman sits and Sean Manaea stands by

KANSAS CITY — Sheldon Neuse should make his major league debut with the Oakland A’s sometime this week. The team’s No. 8 prospect’s contract was selected from triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday morning.

Neuse’s performance with the Aviators was hard to ignore. In 126 games, Neuse has a .317 average with 27 home runs and a .939 OPS.

“Look at the numbers it’s a really good season,” manager Bob Melvin said. “Kind of similar in what we’re seeing with (Seth) Browny.”

Neuse primarly playes third base, but could get some starts at second — where he’s played 128 innings this year — and perhaps DH against left-handed pitching (C.