Angels place infielder Brandon Drury on injured list and recall Andrew Velazquez

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:46 PM CDT Sunday, Jul. 2, 2023

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels infielder Brandon Drury was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a left shoulder contusion.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels infielder Brandon Drury was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a left shoulder contusion.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels infielder Brandon Drury was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a left shoulder contusion.

The team also recalled infielder Andrew Velazquez from Triple-A Salt Lake before the finale of its three-game series against Arizona.

Drury was playing second base when he injured his shoulder Thursday against the Chicago White Sox. He tried to make a diving stop on a ground ball hit by Yasmani Grandal and felt pain the rest of the game.

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Brandon Drury, left, tags out Colorado Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar as he tries to steal second base in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

“My range of motion has improved the past couple days and I’m able to move it more, but it’s still very sore,” Drury said Sunday. “The plan is to get it rested up now and get ready for the second half.”

Drury has played in 75 games in his first season with the Angels, hitting .275 with 14 homers and 45 RBIs. He leads with team with seven games of at least three RBIs and has four games with three or more hits.

He spent last season with Cincinnati and San Diego and won the Silver Slugger Award for a utility player, batting .263 with 31 doubles, 28 homers and 87 RBIs.

Velazquez is beginning his second big league stint this season. He hit .231 in 12 games last month.

The Angels also released infielder Jake Lamb. He began the year on the major league roster but was sent down to Triple-A after batting .216 in 19 games.