J. Peña injury shuffles Houston infield again
Jul 1 2025
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston Astros
NEWS: Houston placed SS Jeremy Peña on the 10-day IL with a rib fracture, and recalled IF Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A.
IMPACT: Medium
BHQ SPIN: Houston loses the lineup fixture they arguably couldn’t afford to lose. Not only has he played every day amidst a rash of injuries in the rest of the Astros’ lineup, but Pena has been incredibly productive, batting .322 with double-digit HR and SB in the first half. Mauricio Dubón is likely to slide from 2B to SS to backfill Pena, creating a hole at 2B that can be Jose Altuve, Luis Guillorme, or Whitcomb. If Altuve is the choice, then that frees up LF playing time for Cooper Hummel.
–Murphy
Baltimore Orioles
NEWS: Baltimore placed RHP Zach Eflin on the 15-Day...
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