OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -The Athletics purchased the contract of Cliff Pennington on Tuesday and the infielder made his major league debut against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Pennington, drafted by the A’s in the first round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, leads all of minor league baseball with 93 walks and is tied for sixth in runs scored. He made his Triple-A debut in Sacramento earlier in the year.
The A’s optioned left-handed pitcher Lenny DiNardo to Sacramento to make room on the major league roster, and designated infielder Brooks Conrad for assignment to clear room for Pennington on the 40-man roster.
The 24-year-old switch-hitter was batting a combined .280 with two home runs, 34 RBI, 31 stolen bases and a .404 on-base percentage in 115 games with Double-A Midland and Sacramento. He went 14-for-28 (.500) with 12 walks over his final nine games with the River Cats.
DiNardo, who spent all of 2007 with the A’s, was 1-2 with a 7.43 ERA in 11 games with Oakland for the season.
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