The Angels positioned Jorge Soler on the 10-day injured record yesterday with irritation in his decrease again. To take his place on the lively roster, Gustavo Campero was recalled from Triple-A.
June has been a troublesome month for Soler. Over 14 video games, he has gone 5-for-42 with 17 strikeouts and a .315 OPS. He hasn’t had an extra-base hit since Might 30. (He has been sitting on 199 profession residence runs for 3 weeks.) His offensive struggles seemingly should do with the truth that he’s taken on a heavier workload regardless of a few harm points. With Mike Trout restricted to DH obligation since he got here off the IL on the finish of Might, Soler was compelled to maneuver into proper subject. On June 4, Soler was pulled from a recreation with groin tightness. Three days later, he was eliminated once more for a similar motive. He went for an MRI after that (per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com), however evidently, it got here again clear, because the 33-year-old continued to begin in proper subject. This previous Wednesday, nevertheless, supervisor Ron Washington informed reporters (together with Bollinger) that “again stiffness” would preserve Soler out of the lineup. On Friday, that prognosis was up to date to low again irritation because the crew positioned Soler on the IL, retroactive to June 18.
Even earlier than he took over common proper subject duties, Soler had not fairly been himself in his first season with the Angels. He hit 57 residence runs with an .817 OPS and a 122 wRC+ from 2023-24, however he had simply seven residence runs, a .674 OPS, and an 87 wRC+ by means of his first 50 video games in 2025. Nonetheless, he was persistently batting in the midst of the Angels’ order, and they’ll look to have him again as quickly as doable as they attempt to cling on within the AL Wild Card race (regardless of having the fourth-worst file within the AL, they’re presently solely three video games out of a playoff spot). Hopefully, a while off his toes will assist him recuperate from his nagging accidents so he can provide the form of energy the Angels have been searching for once they took on the 2 years and $32MM remaining on his contract over the offseason. It’s going to additionally assist if Trout can get again within the subject, permitting Soler to return to the DH function he’s greatest fitted to.
Campero, 27, returns for his third stint with the large league membership. He made his MLB debut final September and re-joined the Angels this previous April earlier than an ankle harm landed him on the IL. Final night time, he entered as a late-game defensive substitution and knocked a single off of Bryan Abreu in his lone at-bat. All informed, he has gone 14-for-57 with a .628 OPS and a 78 wRC+ in 19 video games for the Angels, splitting his time between proper and left subject. His potential to modify hit, steal bases, and catch in a pinch (he’s a former catcher) ought to make him a helpful bench piece.
