Overview
- Anthony Santander was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and returned to the lineup as the designated hitter on Wednesday after a left shoulder injury sidelined him since May.
- Santander, a five-year, $92.5 million offseason signee, had struggled to a .179 average with six home runs in 50 games before the IL stint.
- Alek Manoah was designated for assignment to clear a 40-man spot after seven Triple-A rehab starts post–Tommy John surgery produced a 2.97 ERA with reduced velocity, elevated walks and six homers allowed.
- General manager Ross Atkins described the move as a difficult roster-crunch decision made to support the club’s short-term needs during the postseason push.
- First baseman Ty France went on the 10-day injured list with left oblique inflammation, and Manoah will now go through waivers, where any claiming team would not be able to use him in this year’s postseason.