The Angels optioned Walsh to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Mickey Moniak's (back) return from the 10-day IL will force Walsh back to the minors after he was selected from Triple-A on Sept. 14. Walsh has slashed just .135/.158/.378 through 38 plate appearances across 11 games in that span, and he will likely need to bounce back in a big way next spring in order to carve out a role for himself in the majors.

Walsh is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Twins, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh started the Angels' previous seven games but will head to the bench Sunday after he posted a .549 OPS during that stretch. Jo Adell will take over in right field Sunday, batting sixth.

Walsh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against the Twins in a loss Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh took Minnesota starter Pablo Lopez deep to right field for a two-run shot in the fifth inning. It was Walsh's fourth long ball of the campaign, three of which have come since returning Sept. 15 from a nearly three-month stay in the minors. Aside from the power output, the veteran has struggled since rejoining the Angels, slashing .208/.240/.583 with a 52 percent strikeout rate and no walks over 25 plate appearances.

Walsh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh hit a homer as a pinch hitter Friday and went yard again Saturday in his first two games back since he was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake. He got the start in right field and played there for the full game Saturday. The 30-year-old is slashing a meager .139/.253/.319 with three homers, eight RBI and seven runs scored over 83 major-league plate appearances, so it's unlikely he gets a full-time role over the last two weeks of the season.

Walsh hit a solo home run in his only at-bat during a loss to the Tigers on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday and began Friday's contest on the bench. He was called on to pinch hit in the ninth inning and smoked a 435-foot solo homer to right-center field. The long ball was just the second in the majors this season for Walsh, who battled insomnia and migraines early in the campaign and has slashed .132/.253/.279 over 79 plate appearances.

The Angels selected Walsh's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh was sent outright to Triple-A at the beginning of August after slashing just .119/.244/.224 through 78 plate appearances in the majors. Walsh hasn't been spectacular in the minors either, but he'll return to give the Angels depth at first base and maybe in the corner outfield to close the season.

The Angels outrighted Walsh to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last Thursday. The 30-year-old former All-Star missed the first several weeks of the 2023 season due to migraine headaches and batted just .119/.244/.224 in 28 major-league games before being optioned to the minors in late June. He'll now remain at Salt Lake.

Walsh was designated for assignment by the Angels on Thursday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh is gone from the 40-man roster in a string of moves following Wednesday night's trade for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. The 29-year-old first baseman was an All-Star in 2021 and posted an overall .850 OPS with 29 homers and 98 RBI across 118 games that season, but he drastically regressed in 2022 and had slashed just .119/.244/.224 through 28 major-league games this year while battling migraine headaches. He was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake in late June and was batting .132 with a .624 OPS in 66 plate appearances there since the demotion.

Walsh was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh has struggled mightily across 78 plate appearances this season, hitting just .119/.244/.224. As a result, he had lost a regular role against right-handed pitching and had started only two of the Angels' last nine games. He missed a significant part of the campaign with insomnia and migraines, but he'll look to regain his rhythm at the plate with Salt Lake.

Walsh will sit Tuesday versus the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Walsh will take a seat against left-hander Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers. Righty bat Kevin Padlo will take over at first base and bat sixth Tuesday.