The Los Angeles Angels placed right-handed reliever Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday due to right forearm radial nerve inflammation.
The move was retroactive to Monday. In a corresponding move, the Angeles recalled left-hander Tayler Saucedo from Triple-A Salt Lake.
Bachman pitched on Sunday, facing only two batters to start the eighth inning before the 26-year-old was replaced by Ryan Zeferjahn in a 3-0 home win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Bachman, who recorded one out before walking a batter on four pitches, said afterward he was dealing with arm fatigue.
He is 1-2 with one save, a 4.14 ERA, 27 walks and 46 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings over 41 relief appearances this season.
For his career, Bachman is 4-7 with two saves, a 4.45 ERA, 48 walks and 78 strikeouts in 83 innings over 75 relief appearances in parts of three seasons since 2023.
The Angeles selected Bachman in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Miami Ohio.
Saucedo, 33, is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA, no walks and six strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings over six relief appearances this season, his first with the Angels. He was 2-2 with one save, a 6.10 ERA, 25 walks and 41 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings in 34 games (one start) for Salt Lake.
Saucedo has a career record of 5-2 with four saves, a 4.39 ERA, 58 walks and 118 strikeouts in 131 1/3 innings over 154 relief appearances for the Toronto Blue Jays (2021-22), Seattle Mariners (2023-25) and Angels.
