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- Updated: May 7, 2016
ANAHEIM — The Angels activated outfielder Daniel Nava from the disabled list before Friday’s series opener against the Rays and optioned Rafael Ortega to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Nava missed 18 games with left patellar tendinitis and completed a rehab assignment with Class A Inland Empire this week. Nava went 1-for-9 in three rehab games and returned to the lineup on Friday batting second.
“He feels good,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “Daniel feels really good. He played good for three days, he worked out and he’s ready to go.”
Nava was batting .286 in eight games before the injury. Ortega stepped into his place and impressed, batting .294 in 14 games with two RBIs. But with Nava back, Scioscia couldn’t promise Ortega at-bats and thought he would be better served playing every day.
“Raffy needs to play every day and we just don’t have the at-bats for him right …
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