The Rays have reinstated catcher Anthony Bemboom from the 60-day injured list and designated him for assignment, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link).
Bemboom, 29, made his MLB debut earlier this season after grinding through seven years in the minors. Unfortunately, in the same game that saw Bemboom collect his first two MLB hits, he also sustained a knee injury that sidelined him for two-plus months. Because he’d been on the 60-day IL, the Rays would’ve had to designate someone else for assignment in order to bring Bemboom back into the mix; instead, they opted to designate Bemboom himself now that he is apparently recovered from injury.
It’s a tough series of events for Bemboom, although if there’s a silver lining, it’s that he received MLB pay and service time while on the injured list. Tampa Bay will have a week to trade Bemboom, a career .250/.341/.381 hitter in Triple-A, or pass him through outright waivers. If he clears waivers, he can be retained without requiring a 40-man roster spot.
Aww… he had such a great last name for baseball…
Part of the 40-man “glut” Rays fans worry about….GMs are wrestling each other vigorously to claim Benboom….
They should have kept him for the marketing factor. Can’t you see a line of underwear (“Benboom Bloomers”) being the rage in Florida?
Why would he be DFA’d? Looks like he is a career .400 batter in the majors in a limited sample
Nah those 5 at-bats can’t be a limited sample right?
not a bad guy to have if he doesn’t require a 40 man spot. I wonder what the plan is for Cronensworth.
Is this Rodney Dangerfield’s personal catcher?
Someone needs to get Bemboom on the same team as Spencer Kieboom for the most explosive catcher tandem in the league.
angels should get him having a starting catcher assaulted by a mari!
Angels already had him.. Let’s just get Maldy back
The Phillies should look at him. Knapp isn’t cutting it.
And bem-BOOM goes the dynamite.