Athletics' Michel Otanez: Dealing with forearm bruise
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Otanez, who was removed from the Athletics' 11-5 loss to the Phillies on Saturday after taking a line drive off his pitching arm in the eighth inning, is dealing with a forearm bruise in the aftermath, the Associated Press reports.
The right-handed reliever had just been recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas earlier in the day due to Luis Medina's (elbow) placement on the injured list. Otanez's injury is muscular in nature, according to manager Mark Kotsay. Otanez isn't likely to be used in Sunday's series finale in Philadelphia but should be ready to go coming out of the All-Star break.
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Athletics' Michel Otanez: Returns to majors
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The Athletics recalled Otanez from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.
Otanez was dispatched to Triple-A on Friday, but he'll now return to Oakland's bullpen to make up for the loss of Luis Medina (elbow). The 27-year-old Otanez threw 3.1 shutout innings during his last stint in the majors, though he owns a 5.35 ERA through 37 frames in Triple-A and will likely be limited to low-leverage situations while with the A's.
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Athletics' Michel Otanez: Sent back to Las Vegas
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The Athletics optioned Otanez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.
Otanez joined the Athletics' bullpen for a few days while Hogan Harris was on the paternity list and logged 2.2 scoreless innings. However, with Harris back, Otanez will return to Triple-A. Otanez owns a 5.35 ERA across 29 appearances with Las Vegas this season.
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Athletics' Michel Otanez: Summoned from Triple-A
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The Athletics recalled Otanez from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Otanez will provide a temporary reinforcement for Oakland's bullpen due to Hogan Harris being placed on the paternity list. Otanez has made one MLB appearance this season, throwing two-thirds of a scoreless inning against the Padres on June 10. He has a 5.35 ERA across 37.0 innings with Las Vegas.
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Athletics' Michel Otanez: Sent back to minors
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The Athletics optioned Otanez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Otanez allowed one hit and one walk while retiring two batters in his lone appearance with the Athletics during his brief time in the majors. His spot on the roster and in the bullpen will be absorbed by right-hander Lucas Erceg (forearm), who was activated from the injured list.
