Athletics Reinstate Joshua Kuroda-Grauer

The Athletics announced that infielder Joshua Kuroda-Grauer has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. He will take the active roster spot of fellow infielder Max Muncy, who has been placed on the 10-day IL with left knee chondromalacia. To open a 40-man spot, right-hander J.T. Ginn has been transferred to the 60-day IL. Kuroda-Grauer, 23, suffered a gruesome injury back in July. He fouled a ball off himself and suffered a ruptured testicle that required surgery. Despite the cringe-inducing nature of that sequence, he is back after barely two months. Prior to that absence, Kuroda-Grauer had an excellent start to his big league career. He put up a huge .417/.435/.583 line in his first 16 games. That production was propped up by an unsustainable .462 batting average on balls in play and wasn’t going to last forever but he’ll get a chance to tally some more big league action before the season is through. He will go into next year with six full seasons of club control and a full slate of options. He can play second base, third base and shortstop, so there are lots of way he could factor into the club’s plans going forward. More to come. View Comments (3)