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Schanuel, who has been battling a lingering ankle issue the past couple weeks, was hit by a pitch on the lower left leg before making an early exit from Tuesday’s contest. He’s presumably day-to-day for now.

Schanuel was hit by a pitch from Astros starter Kai-Wei Teng in the opening frame on the same ankle that’s been bothering him for the past couple weeks. He managed to stay in the contest initially, but was lifted a couple frames later. There should be an update on his status following the game.

Schanuel got the night off during Monday’s series opener with Trey Mancini returning to the big leagues for the first time since 2023. The 24-year-old first baseman has been playing through ankle tendinitis that he’ll presumably have to manage moving forward.

Trey Mancini takes over at the cold corner in his first big-league appearance since 2023. Schanuel is playing through ankle tendinitis that put him on the injured list back in late May. The expectation is that he’ll be able to manage the situation and avoid a return trip to the injured list, but he’ll probably need some additional time off this week.

After nearly two weeks off to rest his troublesome lower left leg, Schanuel will return as the Angels’ primary first baseman. He was hitting .262/.313/.387 with four homers in 208 plate appearances before landing on the injured list. He still might prove to be a fringy mixed league option if he’s now closer to 100 percent physically than he’s been previously this year.

He’ll hang out close to Los Angeles and is still a possibility to be activated at some point for the Freeway Series between the Dodgers and Angels, though it doesn’t look like it will be tonight based on this transaction.

Schanuel was diagnosed with ankle tendinitis after hitting the injured list back on May 27. The 24-year-old first baseman isn’t expected to miss too much time and it sounds like there’s a strong possibility he returns for this weekend’s series against the Dodgers.

Schanuel was placed on the injured list yesterday after leaving Saturday’s game with an aggravation to the injury. He has been dealing with it since early April, per his own account. We’ll see how Schanuel’s ankle recovers with rest — it sure seems like if he was playing through it earlier, it could eventually get to the point where he can play with it again — but he remains without a timetable.

Schanuel underwent an MRI on Wednesday that revealed the ankle issue after experiencing calf tightness the past couple days. The 24-year-old didn’t feel right after testing his leg earlier this week. There is no timetable for his return. It’ll be Vaughn Grissom handling the cold corner in his absence.

Schanuel told reporters he tested his injured calf out prior to Tuesday’s game in Detroit and still wasn’t feeling well enough to return to the lineup. He’ll continue to rest and receive treatment, but there’s a chance he’ll wind up hitting the shelf if he’s unable to return later this week.