The Los Angeles Angels positioned rookie second baseman Christian Moore on the 10-day injured record on Thursday due to a left thumb sprain.
In a corresponding transfer, the Angels chosen the contract of shortstop Chad Stevens from Triple-A Salt Lake. Stevens was slated to bat ninth within the order and begin at second base in his main league debut on Thursday at Atlanta.
Moore, 22, dove whereas trying to seize Ozzie Albies’ grounder up the center for a single and left the sport within the sixth inning of an 8-3 loss to the host Braves on Wednesday. Moore was changed by Kevin Newman.
“Anytime you see any individual like (Moore) have an damage like that, you concern the worst,” Angels interim supervisor Ray Montgomery stated.
He stated that Moore lacking two weeks may be “wanting on the best-case state of affairs.”
Moore made his main league debut on June 13. He’s batting .189 (10-for-53) with three house runs and eight RBIs in 18 video games.
The Angels chosen Moore with the eighth general choose of the 2024 MLB Draft.
Stevens, 26, was batting .307 with 14 homers and 43 RBIs in 72 video games at Salt Lake.
The Angels additionally launched right-hander Hector Neris, 36, who was 3-0 with a 5.14 ERA, seven walks and 19 strikeouts in 14 innings over 21 aid appearances this season.
Neris additionally pitched this season for the Braves and was 0-1 with a forty five.00 ERA after permitting 5 earned runs over one inning, giving him a mixed 7.80 ERA for 15 innings in 2025.
–Subject Degree Media
