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- Updated: July 24, 2016
OAKLAND — The A’s placed catcher Stephen Vogt on the family medical leave list Saturday and called up catcher Bruce Maxwell to take his place, transferring reliever Fernando Rodriguez to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster.
Vogt is dealing with a family medical emergency, manager Bob Melvin said, but the team expects him to return in three days. Players placed on the medical leave list can be away from the team between three and seven days.
Maxwell, 25, will be making his MLB debut and split catching duties with Matt McBride in the interim, and the team has not settled on a plan beyond that, Melvin said. Maxwell wasn’t in the starting lineup Saturday, but is expected to start Sunday and catch A’s starter Jesse Hahn.
“Obviously, it’s unfortunate for the reasons [Maxwell] is here now,” Melvin said. “But we really felt like coming out of spring at some point in time we’d see him here this year.”
Maxwell has hit .321 in 60 games with Triple-A Nashville this year with 10 homers and 41 RBIs. He’s been on a tear …
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