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- Updated: August 18, 2016
ARLINGTON — Infield prospect Chad Pinder joined the A’s in Texas on Wednesday, and did so in front of a pair of family members. Pinder, on the bench for the series finale against the Rangers, had dad Chris and brother Chase on hand for his potential big league debut.
Pinder relayed the news of his callup to them shortly after hearing about it from Triple-A Nashville manager Steve Scarsone on Tuesday afternoon.
“He called me into his office,” Pinder said, “and told me I wasn’t going to be helping them that night or the next day or in the playoffs, and I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ and he told me, ‘You’re going to the big leagues.’ It was an exciting moment.”
And the promotion isn’t considered temporary. The A’s are moving full steam ahead with a youth movement that will carry them into the 2017 season, meaning Pinder, their second-round pick in 2013, will get a good …
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