Athletics Place Brent Rooker On IL
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Key Points:
- The Athletics have placed designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 9 due to a bone bruise in his left knee, with shortstop Jacob Wilson activated to take his roster spot.
- Rooker has struggled this season, hitting .200/.281/.389 with 10 home runs in 203 plate appearances and a 32% strikeout rate, following an earlier oblique strain injury in April.
- Despite his recent decline, Rooker entered 2026 off three consecutive 30-home run seasons and signed a five-year, $60 million extension in January 2025 after a career-best 2024 season.
- The Athletics plan to use a committee approach at designated hitter, with Carlos Cortes, who is batting .310/.396/.494, expected to see increased DH reps to help reintroduce Lawrence Butler into the lineup.
- For tonight’s game against rookie left-hander Sean Sullivan, the A’s will bench Cortes and Butler, using backup catcher Jonah Heim at DH instead.