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“It’s really disappointing,” said McCormick, who returned from a short minor league stint earlier this month. “I just want to be out there trying to help the team win, especially toward the end of the season and going into the playoffs. It’s a disappointing season overall and not the way I wanted it to happen because I have been feeling good. … I’m feeling like myself finally, and this happened. But I’ll be back.”
McCormick, 29, is batting .211 with five homers and 27 RBIs in 94 games this season.
The Astros also recalled infielder Grae Kessinger and left-hander Bryan King from Sugar Land and sent right-hander Nick Hernandez to the Triple-A club.
Kessinger, 27, is 0-for-15 with five strikeouts in 15 games with the Astros this season. King, 27, is 1-0 with a 2.05 ERA in 23 relief appearances with Houston in 2024.
