Oakland Athletics place Paul Blackburn (foot) on 15-day IL

The Oakland Athletics have placed right-handed starter Paul Blackburn (stress reaction, right foot) on the 15-day injured list.

BY FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

May 13, 2024, 2:40 PM Updated: 2:44 pm

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The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Paul Blackburn on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right foot injury and recalled left-hander Easton Lucas from Triple-A Las Vegas.

Blackburn, 30, was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his fifth metatarsal. His IL move is retroactive to Saturday.

The Oakland A’s placed RHP Paul Blackburn on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 11 with a stress reaction of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot and recalled LHP Easton Lucas from Triple-A Las Vegas.

— Oakland A’s Communications (@AthleticsPR) May 13, 2024

The 2022 All-Star was 3-2 with a 4.11 ERA in eight starts this season. In eight seasons for the A’s, he is 20-26 with a 4.80 ERA in 80 appearances (76 starts).

Lucas gave up three runs over 2 1/3 innings during two previous outings with the A’s this season. In eight relief appearances with Oakland over the past two seasons, the 27-year-old has a 9.00 ERA in nine innings.

–Field Level Media

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