CHICAGO — Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz, who was acceptable to commencement astatine archetypal basal for the American League astatine adjacent week’s All-Star Game, went connected the 10-day injured database Saturday with a close thumb sprain.
The determination is retroactive to Friday. Kurtz did not play successful the Athletics’ 14-1 nonaccomplishment to the White Sox successful Chicago.
In a corresponding move, the Athletics recalled catcher Brian Serven from Triple-A Las Vegas earlier Saturday’s crippled against the White Sox.
Neither Kurtz nor Athletics manager Mark Kotsay was disposable to talk to reporters.
Kurtz is batting .266 with 20 location runs, 66 RBIs and a league-leading 76 walks. The 23-year-old was the AL rookie of the twelvemonth past season, erstwhile helium batted .290 with 36 homers and 86 RBIs.
He landed connected injured database for the 2nd clip successful his vocation aft being sidelined with a strained near hep flexor successful May 2025.
Across parts of 4 seasons, Serven is simply a vocation .188 hitter with six location runs and 20 RBIs. In 55 games with Las Vegas this year, Serven is hitting .308 with 18 doubles, 7 location runs and 41 RBIs.
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