Overview
- The Angels on Friday placed Travis d’Arnaud on the 10-day injured list with right foot plantar fasciitis and selected 24-year-old Omar Martínez to the roster.
- The team said the IL move is retroactive to Thursday, which allows an earlier return date once d’Arnaud is ready.
- Los Angeles already lost starter Logan O’Hoppe to a fractured wrist in late April, leaving Sebastián Rivero and Martínez to cover the position.
- Martínez signed with the Angels over the winter after years in the Yankees system and posted a .212/.307/.424 line with a 34.7% strikeout rate at Triple-A Salt Lake.
- His selection filled an open 40-man spot created by Nick Sandlin’s recent DFA, and MLB Trade Rumors noted he has options and that the club could seek more experienced catching help.