Jhonny

Pereda

The Twins are apparently content with Mickey Gasper as their backup catcher in Christian Vázquez’s absence. He was picked over Pereda to start Sunday’s game, which is the only one Ryan Jeffers hasn’t caught since Vázquez went on the IL. Pereda didn’t even get into a game in his four days with the team.

Pereda, 29, will take the roster spot of Christian Vázquez after Vázquez was placed on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder infection. The veteran catcher will be the backup backstop to Ryan Jeffers while Vázquez is unavailable.

Jhonny Pereda will be called up to take over as Ryan Jeffers’ backup for however long Vázquez is sidelined.

The Twins feel they’re upgrading their third catcher spot here with Pereda taking the place of Jair Camargo on the 40-man. They’ll likely try hard to move Christian Vazquez if they decide to sell prior to the deadline, so there’s the chance Pereda will finish the year as Ryan Jeffers’ backup. The 29-year-old has hit .203/.267/.228 in 86 major league plate appearances with the Marlins and A’s, but his Triple-A line of .296/.387/.412 over 234 games is far more impressive.

The move clears room on the 40-man roster, and the Athletics activated Ken Waldichuk (elbow) off the 60-day injured list with that room before optioning Waldichuk to Triple-A Las Vegas. Pereda could see interest on the waiver wire from teams who need some depth behind the plate.

The move frees up a spot on the Athletics’ active roster for journeyman catcher Austin Wynns ahead of Monday’s game against the Angels.

The 29-year-old backstop is back to provide depth behind the plate for the A’s with Shea Langeliers heading to the injured list with a left oblique strain. He’s unlikely to see enough playing time to gain any sort of relevance from a fantasy perspective.

Pereda saw a total of just 42 plate appearances in his 16 games with the A’s, slashing a cringe-inducing .167/.286/.194 with zero homers, two RBI and a 13/6 K/BB ratio. He’ll always have the memories of striking out Shohei Ohtani though.

Langeliers will get a day of maintenance in the series finale against the Angels. Jhonny Pereda will handle catching duties and hit ninth in Langeliers’ absence.

It’s an extremely rare day off for Butler, who has made 11 consecutive starts in right field dating back to April 13. Meanwhile, Langeliers has caught 10 of the last 12 games for the Athletics during that span. It’ll be rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson bumping up to occupy the leadoff spot in place of Butler. Brent Rooker heads out to right field and Jhonny Pereda will handle the catching duties.