The Athletics designated Lemoine for assignment Tuesday.
Lemoine was sent to the minors at the end of May after posting a 7.71 ERA in 16.1 innings of relief. His brutal big-league performance early this season suggests he'll go unclaimed on waivers and remain with Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Athletics' Jacob Lemoine: Returns to minors
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Lemoine was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The 28-year-old surrendered seven runs in his two appearances since being recalled May 20, and he'll now head back to Triple-A. Lemoine has a 7.71 ERA and 13:7 K:BB over 16.1 innings for Oakland this year.
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Athletics' Jacob Lemoine: Called up Friday
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Lemoine was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.
Lemoine will provide additional bullpen depth for the Athletics after Kirby Snead was sent down Friday. Prior to being optioned to Triple-A in early May, Lemoine posted a 5.56 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in 11.1 innings over seven relief appearances in the majors.
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Athletics' Jacob Lemoine: Sent down Monday
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Lemoine was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.
The Athletics were forced to trim their active roster to 26 players by Monday, and Lemoine will be sent down after giving up six runs (five earned) in four innings over his last two relief appearances. The right-hander posted a 2.86 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 56.2 innings over 45 appearances (one start) in Las Vegas last year.
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Athletics' Jacob Lemoine: Heavy workload Sunday
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Lemoine allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, a walk and a wild pitch over 3.1 innings in a loss to the Guardians on Sunday. He struck out two.
The right-hander was called upon to eat up some innings after starter James Kaprielian made it through just two frames. Lemoine yielded multiple earned runs for the second straight outing, a pair of hiccups that have come following three consecutive scoreless appearances. The 28-year-old, who's in the midst of his first big-league stint, is now carrying a 5.56 ERA and 1.41 WHIP across his first 11.1 innings.
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Athletics' Jacob Lemoine: Solid in multi-inning outing
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Lemoine allowed an earned run on two hits over 2.1 innings in a loss to the Rays on Tuesday. He struck out two.
The rookie right-hander ate up some valuable innings after starter Adam Oller exited the game following just 1.1 innings. Lemoine has logged two outings thus far, and although he's allowed an earned run in each, Tuesday's damage came on one pitch, a solo home run by Brett Phillips.
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Athletics' Jacob Lemoine: Earns big-league roster spot
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Lemoine was informed Sunday that he's made the Athletics' Opening Day roster, Scott Bardow of MLB.com reports.
Lemoine spent the entire 2021 campaign at Triple-A Round Rock, and he logged a 2.86 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 56.2 innings across 45 appearances (one start). Although the right-hander should serve in a low-leverage role for Oakland, he'll have a chance to make his major-league debut early in the year after tossing six scoreless innings in six appearances this spring.
