The Houston Astros positioned catcher Victor Caratini on the 10-day injured record on Friday as a consequence of a left hip flexor pressure.
Caratini, 30, was injured sliding into house plate in the course of the third inning of a recreation towards the host Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. The IL transfer is retroactive to Thursday.
Caratini is batting .248 with 4 house runs and 17 RBIs in 105 at-bats over 39 video games in his first season with the Astros. He’s a profession .237 hitter in elements of eight seasons with the Chicago Cubs (2017-20), San Diego Padres (2021), Milwaukee Brewers (2022-23) and Astros.
The Astros recalled rookie outfielder Joey Loperfido from Triple-A Sugar Land, chosen right-hander Jake Bloss from Double-A Corpus Christi, optioned right-hander Luis Contreras to Sugar Land and designated right-hander Blair Henley for project.
Bloss was scheduled to begin for Houston in his main league debut towards the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday evening. A 3rd-round choose by Houston within the 2023 MLB Draft out of Georgetown, Bloss was a mixed 4-2 with a 1.74 ERA, 21 walks and 60 strikeouts in 62 innings over 12 begins on the Astros’ Double-A and Excessive-A associates this yr.
Loperfido, 25, is 13-for-39 (.333) with one homer and 5 RBIs in 15 video games for the Astros.
Contreras, 28, has not appeared in a serious league and was moved to clear an energetic roster spot for Bloss. Henley, 27, who pitched 1/3 of an inning this season for Houston, was within the rotation at Sugar Land and was moved to create a 40-man roster spot for Bloss.
