A's 3B Chapman to have season-ending hip surgery

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman will have surgery on his ailing right hip Monday and will miss the remainder of the season. Rookie Vimael Machin and Chad Pinder will likely see more playing time at third base in Chapman's absence. --Field Level Media

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman will have surgery on his ailing right hip Monday and will miss the remainder of the season. Chapman was placed on the 10-day injured list due to hip tendinitis. He has not played since leaving a Sept. 6 game against the San Diego Padres after fielding a ground ball in the fourth inning.

It is a big loss for Oakland, which began play Saturday with a seven-game lead in the American League West. A two-time Gold Glove winner and a 2019 All-Star, Chapman batted .232 with 10 home runs and 25 RBIs in 37 games this season.

Chapman is a lifetime .255 hitter with 84 homers and 224 RBIs in 422 games with the A's since his 2017 debut. He was a first-round pick in the 2014 draft out of Cal State Fullerton. In a corresponding move, Oakland recalled infielder/outfielder Seth Brown from the alternate training site. Rookie Vimael Machin and Chad Pinder will likely see more playing time at third base in Chapman's absence.

--Field Level Media

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