Max Stassi will not play the rest of the season as he tends to a family medical issue, the Los Angeles Angels have announced.
The catcher has been placed on the restricted list and will not be paid or receive service time during the season\'s final month.
Stassi, 32, suffered a hip injury in spring training and has not played this season while recovering and dealing with an undisclosed family matter.
The Angels signed Stassi to three-year extension worth $17.5 million in March 2022. The deal pays him $7 million this season and he will forfeit approximately $1.16 million in salary while on the restricted list.
That is enough to get the Angels under the $233 million competitive balance tax (CBT) threshold, according to The Athletic.
Via The Athletic