Overview
- The Angels reinstated infielder Vaughn Grissom from the 10-day injured list and designated Trey Mancini for assignment on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
- Grissom was retroactively placed on the IL to June 5 with a left oblique strain and has a .735 OPS with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 40 games this season.
- Mancini, 34, was called up June 8 as a short-term first-base option and went 4-for-13 with a triple and four RBIs in five games during his return to the majors after roughly three years away.
- The DFA gives the Angels up to five days to trade Mancini or place him on waivers and the waiver process itself can take 48 hours, so a final outcome could take about a week.
- Mancini signed a minor-league deal with the Angels after strong recent Triple-A numbers (.295/.375/.500 with 22 homers and 33 doubles across Reno and Salt Lake) and his designation ends a comeback chapter that included a 2020 cancer diagnosis and a near-retirement decision this season.