A’s Ramón Laureano lands on IL with hip strain, a minor leaguer comes full circle to Oakland

Oakland A’s outfielder Ramón Laureano has been placed on the 10-day IL retroactive to May 28 with a right hip strain. Outfielder Skye Bolt was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas as the corresponding roster move.

Laureano had missed the past four games with what manager Bob Melvin deemed groin tightness.

The A’s are 1-7 when Laureano is absent from the lineup, 1-3 over the last four-game stretch. The outfielder has been a spark plug, batting .257 with 22 RBIs in 48 games. His 11 home runs ranks second among MLB center fielders. He hit .292 with eight home runs in 24 games in May.

Bolt will be added to his second big league roster this year after a brief stint with the San Francisco Giants in late April, where he played in two games with one at-bat. Bolt, drafted by the A’s in 2015, was designated for assignment on April 1 to make room for Jed Lowrie on the 40-man roster prior to the start of the season.

The Giants claimed him off waivers on April 5 and designated him for assignment on April 30. On May 5, the Giants traded him back to Oakland for cash considerations. The 27-year-old switch hitter was sent to Triple-A Las Vegas for the start of their season, where he batted .375 with a .488 on-base percentage and three home runs in 20 games.

He ranks second in the Triple-A West in on-base percentage, third in batting, and his 1.113 OPS ranks fourth.

Bolt made his big league debut with the A’s in 2019, collecting one hit in 10 at-bats over five games upon his call-ups in May and September.