Lawrence Butler Absent Thursday
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June 26, 2025
Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler won’t be in his team’s lineup for their series finale with the hosting Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Manager Mark Kotsay shuffled the lineup quite a bit today. With Butler getting a routine day off, Brent Rooker will be in right field, with Nick Kurtz DH’ing and Gio Urshela manning first base. The 24-year-old has cooled a bit from a hot stretch that bridged May and June, batting just .172 (10-for-58) across his last 14 appearances. Still, it’s worth noting he’s on pace to set career-highs in home runs (22) and steals (18). Maybe another day off will be enough to break him out of his funk.–Alex Ciulla
Source: MLB.com