The Associated Press
September 9, 2026 - 1:04 pm
Tuesday was not a bully time for the Athletics’ workplace system.
Two of the their apical prospects, infielder Leo De Vries and pitcher Jamie Arnold, are retired indefinitely with injuries.
The squad announced that De Vries, baseball’s No. 2 imaginable according to MLB.com, volition acquisition country connected his close enarthrosis adjacent week successful Arlington, Texas. De Vries reportedly volition beryllium sidelined astir 8 months.
The 19-year-old, who was acquired past play erstwhile the A’s traded person Mason Miller to San Diego, was hitting .290 with 13 location runs, 55 RBIs and 34 stolen bases astatine Double-A Midland, Texas.
Arnold, drafted 11th wide past twelvemonth retired of Florida State, took a enactment thrust to his look Tuesday nighttime portion pitching for the Triple-A Aviators. He has fractures to his intra-orbital and maxillary sinus. Arnold was promoted Sept. 1 and is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA.
Making his archetypal commencement astatine Las Vegas Ballpark, Arnold was struck successful the caput 3 batters into the game. He instantly threw his mitt to the mound and walked disconnected the mound nether his ain power, rapidly greeted by the squad trainer.
“Considering helium took a shot to the look astatine 107mph, he’s doing well,” Arnold’s mother, Dawn, posted connected societal media. “Has a fewer breached bones connected his near broadside feature and a corneal abrasion, but could’ve been truthful overmuch worse.”
Both players are expected to beryllium a halfway portion of the Athletics erstwhile they determination into their caller stadium connected the Strip.
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