Just days after Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin declared AJ Puk his fifth starter, the fireballing lefty is headed to the Injured List.
Puk has a shoulder strain and is on DL.,
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) July 20, 2020
Puk, who starred at Florida, was placed on the Injured List on Monday, the Athletics announced. Puk is dealing with a shoulder strain that Melvin admitted there is a level of concern for. Puk dealt with similar issues in February that would have forced him to open the season on the IL prior to the postponement of the MLB season.
Melvin says “the fact we have to put Puk on the DL indicates there is a level of concern.”
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) July 20, 2020
Puk missed the entire 2018 season after recovering from Tommy John surgery. Last season he made his MLB debut as a September call-up and recorded 13 strikeouts in 11.1 innings of work.
The 6’7 southpaw attended The University of Florida from 2014-16 before being selected No. 6 overall by Oakland in the 2016 MLB Draft.
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