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Athletics Activate Brent Rooker, Designate Andy Ibañez

4/28/2026

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The Oakland Athletics activated Brent Rooker from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.
He missed 14 games after an oblique strain from fouling a changeup on April 9 against the New York Yankees.
Rooker returned as DH, batting fourth in a 2-1 win over Texas and went 0-for-4 with a walk.
Oakland designated Andy Ibáñez for assignment after a .118/.167/.118 line in 11 games; he is on a one-year, $1.2 million contract.

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The Oakland Athletics activated Brent Rooker from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.
He missed 14 games after an oblique strain from fouling a changeup on April 9 against the New York Yankees.
Rooker returned as DH, batting fourth in a 2-1 win over Texas and went 0-for-4 with a walk.
Oakland designated Andy Ibáñez for assignment after a .118/.167/.118 line in 11 games; he is on a one-year, $1.2 million contract.