Angel Fireball Man Joyce Turns 60 Days Injury List Johnson devolved to minor leagues for the first time

Ben Joyce, an Angels backup pitcher who will be in the big league in 2023 and will become one of the spokesmen of the new generation of fireball men in 2024, was put on the 60-day injury list today (10th), which means that his injury is much more serious than originally expected.

Joyce, who played 31 games in 2024, including one start, 2 wins, 0 defeats, 8 relays, 4 rescues, and a 2.08 ERA rate, has only played five games this year and was put on the 15-day injury list due to an inflammation of her right shoulder after coming on the board on April 9.

Although he tried to practice passing and receiving the ball in late April and this Wednesday (7th) after recuperation, the situation did not improve, so Angel first interrupted his practice and then arranged for him to meet the doctor next week for further examination.

Asked if there was a possibility of surgery, Joyce said: "It's frustrating for me that there's no sign of getting better right now, and I'm sure everyone else is too, I just want to pitch and be part of the team. We're still doing the assessment now, and it's been a month now, and even if I can start pitching, it will take another 30 days to come back, so it makes sense to be on the 60-day injury list now."

Angels head coach Ron Washington said: "It's a huge impact on our bullshed, you need a good player like him, and when he's not around, we have to find someone who can support the bullshed, and very few people can have that influence."

In addition to transferring Joyce to the 60-day injury list, the Angels also sent Ryan Johnson, a pitcher who was compensated from the Dodgers in 2024 for losing Shohei Ohtani and picked in the 2nd round of the draft and then promoted to the major leagues, to the triple-A minor league, which will be the first minor league game in his career, and then put outfielder Gustavo Campero on the 10-day injury list, and then put Matthew Lugo, the farm's No. 13 outfielder, And add veteran Shaun Anderson to the 40-man roster and move to the major leagues.

Johnson has played 14 games this year as a backup, hitting 24 hits in 14.2 innings, including 4 hits, 16 strikeouts but 5 nets, 7.36 ERA, 3 batting percentage of 64, and a 1.977 base rate per inning.

Johnson was primarily a starting pitcher in college, but Washington didn't respond positively when asked if he would switch to a starting pitcher in the minor leagues. "He needs time to catch his breath now and we will continue to improve his quality, especially as he needs to learn how to deal with left-handers (4 to 55 batters)."