OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Coco Crisp is finally ready to make his long-awaited debut with the Oakland Athletics.
The A’s activated their new center fielder and leadoff man Friday and he is in the lineup for the team’s interleague opener against the San Francisco Giants in the Bay Bridge Series.
Crisp came off the DL a day earlier than expected just because manager Bob Geren was convinced his broken left pinkie finger is fully healed. The A’s optioned catcher Landon Powell to Triple-A Sacramento to clear roster space.
Also Friday, the A’s released righty reliever Chad Gaudin, who was designated for assignment May 16, and outrighted right-hander Edwar Ramirez to Triple-A Sacramento.
