Diamondbacks activate Blake Swihart from injured list
Aug 7, 2019, 1:01 PM | Updated: 2:31 pm
Blake Swihart #19 of the Arizona Diamondbacks circles the bases after hitting a 2 RBI home run in the sixth inning aganst the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 05, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated utility player Blake Swihart from the 60-day injured list, the team announced Wednesday.
The move was first reported by 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s John Gambadoro reports.
Swihart, who has been rehabbing in Triple-A from a right oblique strain, was on the 10-day IL but was recently moved to the 60-day IL.
Reports indicated Wednesday morning that relief pitcher Greg Holland, who had been the D-backs’ closer earlier in the season, was being designated for assignment. That move would clear a spot on both the 40-man and 25-man roster for Swihart.
The 27-year-old Swihart was hitting .141 in 64 at-bats with Arizona this year after coming over in a trade from the Red Sox, manager Torey Lovullo and GM Mike Hazen’s former employer.
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For his career, Swihart is hitting .243 with 12 home runs and 67 RBIs in 233 major league games across five seasons.
He has played every position on a major league diamond except for center field, shortstop and pitcher.
The addition of Swihart and subtraction of Holland changes the equation of the D-backs’ number of position players and pitchers. Arizona was carrying 13 pitchers going into Wednesday, but that number will tick down to 12.
