Angels' Willie Calhoun: Shifts to minor-league camp
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The Angels reassigned Calhoun to minor-league camp Friday.
Calhoun joined the Halos as a non-roster invitee over the winter but posted just a .628 OPS over 33 plate appearances during spring training. He's now likely headed for Triple-A Salt Lake.
Angels' Willie Calhoun: Reaches NRI deal with Halos
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Calhoun signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Calhoun flashed a lot of potential in the early part of his professional career, but he is now 29 years old and has batted just .225/.292/.352 in 170 big-league games (603 plate appearances) since the beginning of the 2020 campaign.
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Willie Calhoun: Heads to open market
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Calhoun elected free agency Wednesday in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Calhoun will be moving on from the Yankees and looking to catch on elsewhere on a major-league or minor-league deal after he was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment last week. Before hitting the IL in late June with a left quadricep strain, the 28-year-old logged 149 plate appearances for the Yankees, slashing .239/.309/.403 with five home runs and 16 RBI.
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Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Outrighted to Triple-A
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The Yankees outrighted Calhoun to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
Calhoun passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last Friday. The 28-year-old former top prospect had slashed .239/.309/.403 with five homers and 16 RBI through 44 major-league games this season for New York.
Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Designated for assignment
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Calhoun (quad) was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment Friday.
Calhoun is over his quad injury following a handful of rehab games with Double-A Somerset, but the Yankees weren't able to find room for him on the active roster. He will now go through the waiver process and, if he clears, will have the option to elect free agency.
Calhoun (quad) is set to begin a rehab assignment Thursday with Double-A Somerset.
Calhoun should be an option again for the Yankees sometime early next week if all goes well on the farm. He had slashed .239/.309/.403 with five homers and 16 RBI through 44 games (149 plate appearances) this season for New York prior to landing on the injured list June 22 due to a left quad strain.
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Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Nearing rehab assignment
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Calhoun (quad) will head to Somerset to work out for a few days before beginning a rehab assignment, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Calhoun landed on the 10-day injured list June 22 due to a left quad strain, but he's since been cleared to begin baseball activities and is closing in on game action. The team will likely announce an official rehab assignment within the next few days, assuming his workouts go according to plan.
Calhoun (quad) has started doing some baseball activities, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Calhoun is two weeks removed from landing on the injured list with a left quad strain. While there remains no timetable for his return to the active roster, it won't come before the All-Star break.
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Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Placed on injured list
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The Yankees placed Calhoun on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left quad strain.
Calhoun said Wednesday he expected to land on the injured list after feeling his left quad "pop," and his prediction has now come true. The 28-year-old outfielder will be shelved for at least a week and a half while Oswaldo Cabrera returns from Triple-A to take Calhoun's roster spot.
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Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Suffers quad injury
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Calhoun injured his left quad during Wednesday's game against Seattle, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
More information on Calhoun's injury will come after he gets evaluated Thursday, but Calhoun said he expects to land on the injured list after feeling his left quad "pop." The 28-year-old outfielder is slashing .237/.303/.405 on the season through 145 plate appearances.
Calhoun is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Mets.
Calhoun will remain on the bench for a second straight game as the Yankees wrap up their two-game series with the Mets. Jake Bauers will start in right field and bat leadoff in the series finale Wednesday.
Calhoun went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Red Sox.
Calhoun has two homers and a double over his last three games, though that comes just after he endured an 0-for-10 skid. With Aaron Judge (toe) sidelined, Calhoun is seeing somewhat steady playing time of late, and he's starting to make the most of it. The outfielder is at a .246/.316/.426 slash line with five homers, 16 RBI, 16 runs scored and seven doubles over 136 plate appearances this year. He should be a fixture in the lineup versus right-handed pitchers, but the Yankees have yet to face a southpaw since Judge landed on the injured list.
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Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Productive in twin bill
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Calhoun went 3-for-8 with a home run, a double, two total runs and three total RBI across both games of a doubleheader against the White Sox on Thursday.
Calhoun led off both games of the twin bill for New York, starting in right field in the matinee and at DH in the nightcap. He accounted for three of the team's five runs in the opener with a run-scoring single and a two-run homer. Calhoun had gone 0-for-10 over his previous four games heading into Thursday, but he looks to be in line for increased playing time with Aaron Judge (toe) on the injured list.
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Yankees' Willie Calhoun: Batting leadoff Thursday
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Calhoun is batting leadoff in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
Gleyber Torres has been the Yankees' leadoff hitter of late, but he'll move down a slot to the two hole while Calhoun is elevated to leadoff. Calhoun is in right field for this one, marking the second time in three games he's played right since Aaron Judge (toe) went down.
