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Astros Activate Jake Meyers After Calf Strain

Houston will monitor his workload day to day, with bullpen and outfield depth hit by elbow injuries.

Overview

  • Houston reinstated the center fielder before Saturday’s game at Texas and penciled him ninth in the lineup.
  • Meyers had been out since July 9 with a right calf strain and had produced a .308/.369/.405 line over 322 plate appearances this season.
  • Manager Joe Espada said the club is excited for Meyers’ return and will handle his status one day at a time to track his response to workload.
  • Reliever Kaleb Ort went on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, according to the team.
  • Outfielder Zach Dezenzo was pulled off a rehab assignment with a right elbow sprain, and Houston recalled Logan Vanwey while optioning Colton Gordon and Jacob Melton to Triple-A Sugar Land.