Tyler Skaggs lands on disabled list with right hamstring strain - MLB

The Angels announced this evening that left-hander Tyler Skaggs has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain. Hector Santiago, who was bumped to the bullpen last month and eventually sent to the minors, will be called up to start tomorrow night against the Athletics.

According to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said that the move was precautionary after Skaggs felt soreness after his start last Thursday against the Astros. The hope is that he’ll be ready in two weeks, but Scioscia added that hamstring injuries “can take on a life of their own.”

Skaggs, who was acquired from the Diamondbacks in the Mark Trumbo deal over the winter, owns a 4.34 ERA and 58/24 K/BB ratio in 76 2/3 innings through 12 starts this season.

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OAKLAND, Calif. – Major League Baseball is looking into a video circulating on social media that appears to show Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon grab a fan by the shirt through the bleacher guardrails after Thursday night’s game in Oakland, a league spokesperson said Friday.

Rendon looks to have grabbed the fan’s shirt near his chest through the bars of the railing and exchanged words with him before appearing to take a swipe at the bill of the man’s ballcap and walking into the tunnel.

Angels spokesman Adam Chodzko says the team has no comment. The Angels do not play Friday, but the club expects Rendon to address the video Saturday in the clubhouse before the game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland.

The video shows the fan, dressed in A’s colors, approach the railing as Rendon turns toward him from the tunnel walkway below. Rendon then appears to grab the man’s shirt and ask him what he just said, accusing the fan of calling him a derogatory term before swiping at his ballcap.

The A’s won the game 2-1.