The Angels released Romine on Wednesday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Romine and the Angels may have mutually agreed to the release, given that the 33-year-old backstop was recently reassigned to Triple-A Salt Lake and was buried on the organizational depth chart at catcher behind Max Stassi, Kurt Suzuki, Chad Wallach and Matt Thaiss. While Stassi and Suzuki spent time on the COVID-19-related injured list in May, Romine saw action in three big-league games and went 2-for-8 at the plate.

Romine returned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Romine gave the Angels' added catching depth when both Max Stassi and Kurt Suzuki hit the COVID-19 injured list in early May. He got into three games, going 2-for-8 at the plate, and will return to the minors with Suzuki now back on the active roster.

Romine had his contract selected by the Angels on Tuesday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 33-year-old joined the Angels on a minor-league deal in mid-March, and he'll now join the big-league club with Max Stassi (undisclosed) and Kurt Suzuki (undisclosed) on the COVID-19 injured list. Romine and Chad Wallach should split catching duties until Stassi or Suzuki can return.

Romine signed with the Angels as a non-roster invitee Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran probably fits best as a third catcher at this point in his career. His lifetime .238/.277/.358 slash line is far from impressive, but his .232/.254/.316 line over the last two seasons is even worse.

Romine was placed on the injured list Thursday for an unspecified reason, which likely means that he's on the COVID-19 IL, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Romine had started just one of the last four games, but he'll now be away from the team. It's not yet clear whether he could return during the final series of the regular season, but catcher Erick Castillo's contract was selected by the Cubs to serve as depth behind Willson Contreras.

Romine remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Both Romine and Robinson Chirinos are expected to see few opportunities to play in September after top backstop Willson Contreras was reinstated from the injured list Saturday. In the five games since Contreras returned, Chirinos has started once, while Romine has yet to crack the lineup.

Romine will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Romine will give Robinson Chirinos a breather in the series finale after the latter started the past three games behind the plate. Romine is slashing just .200/.200/.314 this season with a single home run, so he doesn't offer a ton of fantasy appeal when he's in the lineup.

Romine went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Game 1 of Wednesday's twin bill versus the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Romine notched his first homer and first two-hit performance in the early game of the doubleheader before going 0-for-1 in the nightcap. The veteran catcher has seen limited playing time this season, slashing .207/.207/.345 across 30 plate appearances.

Romine is starting at catcher and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

With Robinson Chirinos getting the day off in the series finale, Romine will slide into the lineup. Chirinos has become the team's primary catcher with Willson Contreras (knee) on the injured list. That's elevated Romine to the backup role, which doesn't give him a ton of fantasy value, though he'd see an uptick if anything happened to Chirinos.

Romine (wrist) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Romine had been sidelined since April 25 due to a significant left wrist sprain, but he appeared in four rehab games across the last several weeks. The 32-year-old went 4-for-10 with two doubles, two runs and a strikeout in his rehab stint, and he'll now serve as a depth option at catcher after Willson Contreras (knee) was placed on the 10-day IL.