Ex-Yankees want to make MLB debut with A’s after Toro moves on. IL originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
A former New York Yankees prospect will soon make his MLB debut with the Athletics on Saturday at the Coliseum.
Before Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins, the A’s placed third baseman Abraham Toro on the IL with a strained right hamstring and, in a corresponding move, selected Armando Alvarez from Triple-A Las Vegas.
The Oakland A’s have placed infielder Abraham Toro on the injured list with a strained right hamstring and selected infielder Armando Alvarez from Triple-A Las Vegas.
— Oakland A Communications (@AthleticsPR) June 22, 2024
Toro walked away from Friday night’s win on a grounder in the bottom of the sixth inning. Around the same time, Alvarez, who played with the Aviators in Tacoma, Washington, was replaced at third base.
A’s manager Mark Kotsay told reporters after Oakland’s 6-5 win that Toro was being pulled due to a hamstring injury that would likely land him on the IL. Toro, 27, was the A’s main man for much of the 2024 MLB season.
Alvarez, who was drafted in the 17th round by the Yankees in 2016, has played in 700 minor league games in eight seasons. He also signed with the San Francisco Giants last season and hit .308 with a .379 OBP and 18 home runs in 74 games.
He is slashing .311/.401/.528 with eight home runs, nine doubles and 33 RBIs in 47 games with Las Vegas.
Saturday will mark the 29-year-old’s first major league call-up.
