Brewers’ Hoskins reinstated after thumb injury, says he’s ready to accept limited role

ARLINGTON Texas AP First baseman Rhys Hoskins was reinstated by the Milwaukee Brewers before Tuesday night s encounter at Texas after missing games with a sprained left thumb Ready to join these guys try to help finish this thing strong Hoskins disclosed before the encounter With Andrew Vaughn starting at first base as he has during Hoskins absence Hoskins appeared as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning with a runner on first base and two out the Brewers trailing the Rangers - Hoskins broke his bat and went down to his right knee on a - pitch that was up and in fouling out to catcher Jonah Heim The Brewers despite the - loss own the major leagues best record at - and are close to clinching a postseason berth Hoskins was hitting with home runs and RBIs when he was hurt on July Vaughn has hit with nine homers and RBIs in games since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox on June How he ll get in there and how he ll get his at-bats remains to be seen manager Pat Murphy mentioned of Hoskins before the encounter My role will be a little bit more limited at least for what I m accustomed to Hoskins explained I think I ve been around enough professional enough I ll be ready when my number s called I m prepared to help the band win every day I advised Murph those guys I m ready for whatever you have for me He s the right guy so he understands winning environments and understands we can t consistently get what we want Murphy reported In Rhys occurrence I really want his presence and his leadership The fact that Vaughn has come on and done so well in these games but what a nice thing to have the experience the possibilities of Rhys Hoskins signed with the Brewers as a free agent in January after spending seven years with the Philadelphia Phillies He missed the entire season with the Phillies after tearing an ACL in spring training He s scheduled to be a free agent again after this season The Brewers optioned infielder-catcher Anthony Seigler to Triple-A Nashville AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source