Jordan Westburg was placed on the injured list after tweaking his ankle and will be out at least a week with the IL stint backdated. Westburg has missed time this season with a hamstring strain and missed nearly two months last summer with a broken right hand. He has nonetheless played 180 games since Opening Day 2024 and produced a .269/.317/.478 slash line with 33 homers and strong extra-base totals. Vimael Machin will be promoted from Triple-A Norfolk, where he hit .285/.344/.470 in 107 games. Gary Sanchez was transferred from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man roster spot.
Westburg, 26, has been out of the lineup since being removed from Monday's game after tweaking his ankle while rounding second base. This is the former No. 30 overall pick and top prospect's second IL stint of the season. He missed more than a month early in the year due to a hamstring strain. He also missed nearly two months last summer due to a broken right hand.
Despite the injury troubles over the past calendar year, Westburg has emerged as a clear piece of the Baltimore core. He's played in 180 games and taken 751 plate appearances since Opening Day 2024 and slashed .269/.317/.478 (123 wRC+) with 33 homers, 35 doubles, six triples, seven steals and a 21.7% walk rate. The free-swinging Westburg has only walked in 4.9% of his trips to the plate during that time, but he's made enough contact and hit for enough power to keep his on-base percentage close to the league average.
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