A’s Select RHP Jack Perkins from Las Vegas

The following release is courtesy of Athletics Communications

UPDATE: Perkins struck out two batters over three shutout innings during his MLB debut on Sunday.

Final line: 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2K

Original Story

The Athletics selected right-handed pitcher Jack Perkins from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned right-handed pitcher Anthony Maldonado to Las Vegas, the club announced today.  To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the A’s transferred right-handed pitcher Gunnar Hoglund to the 60-day injured list.

Perkins was 3-2 with a 2.86 ERA and .559 opponents’ OPS in nine starts with Las Vegas in his Triple-A debut and will be making his Major League debut with the A’s.  He ranks fourth in the Pacific Coast League with 68 strikeouts, despite spending the first month of the season on the injured list with a stress reaction in his right hip.

First major league strikeout for Jack Perkins!! pic.twitter.com/qO3RcQoaJc

— Athletics (@Athletics) June 22, 2025

The 25-year-old right-hander earned Pacific Coast League Week Pitcher of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks for the weeks of June 2-8 and June 9-15, and is 2-0 with a 0.55 ERA, .094 opponents batting average and .377 opponents OPS in three starts in June.  Perkins was the A’s fifth round selection in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft and is 11-7 with a 3.42 ERA in 55 games, including 47 starts, in four professional seasons.

Maldonado was recalled on Thursday for his third stint with the A’s but did not pitch.  He has a 12.00 ERA with five walks, seven strikeouts and three home runs in 6.0 innings over six relief appearances with the A’s and is 0-1 with four saves, a 1.45 ERA and .524 opponents OPS in 16 relief appearances with the Aviators.

Hoglund was 1-3 with a 6.40 ERA in six starts when he was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to June 1 with a right hip impingement.  He had surgery on his right hip with Dr. Marc Phillipon June 13 at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo. and will miss the remainder of the season.

When is the next Athletics game?

• Tuesday, June 24th – Thursday, June 26th – @ Detroit Tigers
• Friday, June 27th – Sunday, June 29th – @ New York Yankees
• Monday, June 30th – Wednesday, July 2nd – @ Tampa Bay Rays
• Friday, July 4th – Sunday, July 6th – vs. San Francisco Giants
• Tuesday, July 8th – Thursday, July 10th – vs. Atlanta Braves

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