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Kessinger

Kessinger lost his spot on Houston’s 40-man roster a couple weeks ago when the club signed veteran slugger Christian Walker. The 27-year-old offers a cornucopia of defensive versatility, but he simply hasn’t hit a lick at the highest level over the past two years, batting .131/.243/.213 with one homer in 70 plate appearances. He’s merely extra bench depth for Arizona heading into next season.

Kessinger has been removed from Houston’s 40-man roster to clear space for veteran slugger Christian Walker. The 27-year-old got into 48 contests for the Astros over the last two years, batting .131/.243/.213 with one homer in 70 plate appearances.

He went 0-for-1 before leaving. This isn’t injury-related, but rather a chance for the fans of the Astros to cheer on Bregman in what very well could be his last home regular-season game as a member of the Houston organization. Grae Kessinger is now at second base with Shae Whitcomb moving to third.

With Chas McCormick (wrist) being placed on the IL, the Astros will bring up Kessinger to fill a bench infield spot. The 27-year-old was up with the Astros for 11 weeks earlier this year but started only two games and went 0-for-15 in total. He doesn’t figure to play much this time around either.

McCormick suffered the injury last night, so his placement on the injury list is just a formality at this point. Given the nature of the fracture, it’s likely that McCormick will be out for the remainder of the regular season. Grae Kessinger was called up in a corresponding move.

Kessinger had received just four plate appearances since the Astros called him up on July 2. He’s spent a total of 11 weeks on the team’s active roster this year and started only two games, going 0-for-15 in total.

Kessinger will take the roster spot of Cooper Hummel with Hummel heading to Triple-A Sugar Land in the corresponding transaction. Kessinger will be a bench option who can fill in as an infielder while he’s with Houston this time around.

Kessinger has played sparingly this season for Houston in a bench role, going 0-for-11 with five strikeouts in 11 contests. The 26-year-old heads back to the minors with Trey Cabbage coming back up to the big leagues.

Kessinger used the minimum 10 days on the injured list to heal his right shoulder and he’ll be active for Houston’s series opener against the Tigers. The 26-year-old has played in just seven games this season and has yet to record a hit in his 10 plate appearances.

Kessinger was sidelined prior to the regular season with a hamstring injury, but now he’ll need the injured list with a shoulder injury. The decision opened up a roster spot for Astros’ top prospect Joey Loperfido.