A's reinstate Mitch Moreland from IL, designate Frank Schwindel for assignment

The A’s announced they’ve reinstated first baseman Mitch Moreland from the COVID-19 injured list. To open space on the active and 40-man rosters, fellow first baseman Frank Schwindel has been designated for assignment.

Moreland landed on the COVID IL on July 4. The left-handed hitter now returns to his designated hitter/first base role, in which he’s been a bit disappointing to this point. Moreland is hitting .238/.286/.388 with six home runs in 175 plate appearances this season, a downturn from his .265/.342/.551 mark split between the Red Sox and Padres in 2020.

Schwindel was selected to the big-league roster late last month. He struggled in a very brief look of 20 plate appearances before being removed. Oakland will now have a week to trade the 29-year-old or expose him to waivers. Schwindel has very little big-league experience under his belt, but the right-handed hitter has mashed at a .317/.362/.630 clip with 16 homers over 207 plate appearances with Triple-A Las Vegas this season.