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but they expect Mike Trout will rejoin the team by the end of the week.The
Angels announced Upton’s move Tuesday prior to a game against the Arizona
Diamondbacks, retroactive to Sunday. The Angels called up outfielder Jabari
Blash from Triple-A Salt Lake to take Upton’s place on the active roster.“You
keep going,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Tuesday. “You’re certainly not
going to sit back and feel sorry for yourself, or no one’s going to feel sorry
for you.”Scioscia says Upton was injured Sunday night after getting the day off
when the Angels played at Texas. He’d hoped the cut had healed enough to allow
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this week.Trout, on the DL with a wrist injury, has been away from the team
following the death of his brother-in-law, former Angels pitching prospect Aaron
Cox. Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto has been a force at the plate
during his rookie season even though he is only 19 years old, but Atlanta Braves
broadcaster Joe Simpson appeared to question his age Tuesday.Rudy Gersten shared
Simpson's comments in which the broadcaster said: "If he's 19
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for his suggestions and drew criticism from more people than just Passan:Chelsea
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Simpson implied Juan Soto might not be 19 years old on the Braves broadcast of
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Simpson to keep talking. izzwWvcYZV"I had a definite reaction," Nationals
general manager Mike Rizzo said, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. "I handled
it face to face, privately with him. I believe he understood my stance on his
comments."This isn't the first time this season the Braves broadcaster has found
himself in hot water when it comes to his comments.Jimmy Hascup of USA Today
noted the 66-year-old broadcaster criticized the Los Angeles Dodgers for wearing
T-shirts and shorts during batting practice hours before a game even though
Major League Baseball doesn't stipulate players wear their jerseys during the
practice."They looked very unprofessional
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just 19 years old. His Nationals are five games behind the Philadelphia Phillies
and 3.5 games behind the Braves in the National League East.