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Smolinski gets callup as Reddick hits DL
- Updated: May 20, 2016
OAKLAND — A’s outfielder Josh Reddick will see a hand specialist Monday and receive a more definitive timeline of recovery for his fractured left thumb, an injury he sustained on a headfirst slide Thursday night against the Yankees.
Oakland placed Reddick on the 15-day disabled list Friday and called up 27-year-old outfielder Jake Smolinski from Triple-A Nashville. Smolinski was slated to start in right field and hit seventh Friday against New York lefty CC Sabathia for his 2016 debut.
Reddick, who will see Dr. Mathias Masem, told reporters Thursday night he expects to miss four to six weeks. The A’s now have 12 players on the disabled list, the most they’ve had at one time since at least 1979.
Smolinski is the first of a potential revolving door of candidates tasked with filling Reddick’s void in right field, and he has prior experience at …
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