Injury-depleted Diamondbacks place Ildemaro Vargas on IL, give James McCann first start this season
FILE - Baltimore Orioles catcher James McCann (27) looks on during a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sept. 7, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas reacts after hit by pitch from Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Mike Vasil during the second inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas reacts after hit by pitch from Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Mike Vasil during the second inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
FILE - Baltimore Orioles catcher James McCann (27) looks on during a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sept. 7, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas reacts after hit by pitch from Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Mike Vasil during the second inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
CHICAGO (AP) — The injury-depleted Arizona Diamondbacks recalled infielder Blaze Alexander from Triple-A Reno and placed infielder Ildemaro Vargas on the 10-day injured list with a right foot fracture before Wednesday's series final against the Chicago White Sox.
Vargas suffered a broken fifth metatarsal when he was hit by a pitch from Mike Vasil in the second inning of Arizona's 4-1 win Tuesday night. He is batting .286 with one home run and four RBIs in 10 games.
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Catcher James McCann was playing in his first major league game of the season Wednesday, starting behind the plate. The 35-year-old signed with Arizona on Monday following his release from the Atlanta Braves.
McCann signed a minor league deal with the Braves on April 8 and was released Sunday. Over 41 games with Triple-A Gwinnett, he hit .297 with six homers and 30 RBIs.
McCann, who is in his 12th season in the majors, was selected to the 2019 All-Star Game. That season with the White Sox, he set career highs in hits (120), homers (18) and RBIs (60).
He has a .241 career batting average with 92 homers and 373 RBIs in 917 games with the Tigers, White Sox, Mets and Orioles.
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'I'm glad he's here,' manager Torey Lovullo said. 'I've admired him from across the field through a couple of his organizations.'
The Diamondbacks remain without center fielder Corbin Carroll. The 2023 NL Rookie of the Year went on the injured list retroactive to Saturday with a chip fracture in his left wrist, and a timeline for his return is unknown.
Carroll hasn't played since a pitch hit him in the left hand last Wednesday in Toronto.
Infielder Eugenio Suarez was still out the lineup Wednesday after being hit on the hand by a pitch from Shane Smith on Monday. First baseman Josh Naylor returned after injuring his shoulder on a swing Monday and sitting out Tuesday.
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