{"id":794328,"date":"2026-09-01T23:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/794328\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T23:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:03:16","slug":"angels-september-call-ups-aim-to-stabilize-slumping-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/794328\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels&#8217; September Call-Ups Aim to Stabilize Slumping Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Los Angeles Angels made their final decisions for September Call-Ups on Tuesday, reinstating left-hander Samy Natera Jr. from the IL and recalling infielder Kyren Paris.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Angels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Angels<\/a> transactions:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Reinstated LHP Samy Natera Jr. from injured list<br \/>\u2022Recalled INF Kyren Paris from Triple-A Salt Lake<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Angels PR (@LAAngelsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAAngelsPR\/status\/2094892668128219401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natera had been on the injured list since Aug. 20 with low back muscle spasms, retroactive to Aug. 17, but had a fairly quick return. Prior to his injury, the left-handed reliever appeared 20 times for the Angels, posting a 2.00 ERA through 27 innings pitched with 42 strikeouts. Additionally, he has three saves in as many opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He only made two rehab appearances, but looked as good as he had all season with two scoreless innings in Single-A.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Angels\u2019 bullpen got off to a great start after the firings of their coaching staff, but have struggled immensely over the past week. They have a 6.04 ERA out of the bullpen since Aug. 24, and Natera\u2019s return is sure to do them some good.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dsn-sports-related\" href=\"https:\/\/lasportsreport.com\/angels\/257988\/angels-make-more-front-office-moves-amid-hectic-season\/\" data-dsn-recirculation=\"automatic-article-widget\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-od-unknown-tag=\"\" data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-246431 elementor-location-single post-258005 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-angels tag-angels tag-kyren-paris tag-samy-natera-jr mv-content-wrapper']\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[4][self::DIV]\/*[6][self::ASIDE]\/*[2][self::A]\/*[1][self::SPAN]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/USATSI_25872366-300x210.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium not-transparent\" alt=\"\"   data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"6d727a\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6d727a;\"\/>Related coverageAngels Make More Front Office Moves Amid Hectic SeasonRead more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paris is a big addition to the team as well, as the Angels need help on offense. Since Aug. 1, the Angels have the worst offense in baseball\u2014sporting a 74 wRC+ during that time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paris has been fantastic in Triple-A this season, playing 62 games with the Salt Lake Bees so far this year. He has a .981 OPS with the team through those 62 appearances, hitting 13 homers and driving in 50 runs. Paris last featured for the Angels in 2025, playing in 44 games at the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had an OPS just below .800 through the first full month of the season, but a sharp fall-off afterwards saw him demoted in May.<\/p>\n<p><img data-od-unknown-tag=\"\" data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-246431 elementor-location-single post-258005 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-angels tag-angels tag-kyren-paris tag-samy-natera-jr mv-content-wrapper']\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[4][self::DIV]\/*[10][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-dominant-color=\"3a3439\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #3a3439;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kyren-Paris-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"May 24, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels center fielder Kyren Paris (19) returns to the dugout following the top of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-258006 not-transparent\" \/>May 24, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels center fielder Kyren Paris (19) returns to the dugout following the top of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesWhere Will Kyren Paris Play?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paris, while listed as an infielder, played across the diamond for Triple-A Salt Lake before his promotion. He likely won\u2019t play shortstop due to Zach Neto\u2019s presence on that side of the middle infield, but second base is wide open for the taking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the Angels\u2019 outfield is rather thin at the moment following Gustavo Camperos injury, so some depth on the grass wouldn\u2019t hurt for the Halos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of where he plays, the Angels will certainly have to find a spot to put Paris if he continues producing how he has for Triple-A Salt Lake over the past few months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Angels made their final decisions for September Call-Ups on Tuesday, reinstating left-hander Samy Natera Jr.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":794329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2390],"tags":[291,5,3766,1165,446,3223,774,56,3224,3222,4,93881],"class_list":["post-794328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-angels","tag-angels","tag-baseball","tag-kyren-paris","tag-la","tag-la-angels","tag-laangels","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesangels","tag-mlb","tag-samy-natera-jr"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117198284965625201","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}