Trey Mancini Returns After Three Years in Angels Call-Up
trey mancini is back in the major leagues after three years away. The Angels selected him to their MLB roster on June 9 and put him in the starting lineup at first base against the Astros, batting seventh in the series opener.
Angels Clear Room
The roster move came with immediate consequences. Vaughn Grissom went on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain, Adam Frazier went on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, and Yoán Moncada was moved from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man spot for Mancini.
That sequence tells the real story of the transaction. Mancini did not just get a look; the Angels created the space for him and handed him a start against Houston on the same day.
Triple-A Salt Lake Numbers
Mancini signed an offseason minor league contract, sat out the 2024 season, and then spent part of this year at Triple-A Salt Lake before the call-up. In 224 plate appearances there, he hit.273/.377/.464 with six home runs, a 14.3% walk rate, and a 22% strikeout rate.
The line gave the Angels a veteran bat to evaluate against major league pitching again. His last big league action came in 2023, when he posted a.234/.299/.336 slash line over 79 games for the Cubs.
Moncada And Schanuel
The roster math also tied back to Yoán Moncada, who had been on the injured list since May 22 after dealing with right knee discomfort going back to last summer. Moving him to the 60-day list freed the spot Mancini needed, while Nolan Schanuel returned from the injured list over the weekend, played Saturday and Sunday, and got a day off on June 9 after missing a couple weeks with left ankle inflammation.
Schanuel said he does not expect to need another stint on the injured list, which left the Angels with another first-base option in the mix even as Mancini took the start. For a player who had not appeared in the majors since 2023, the assignment against the Astros was the clearest sign that the Angels wanted an immediate look, not a placeholder.
