INF Cliff Pennington began a rehab assignment with Class A Inland Empire on Wednesday, going 1-for-3. Pennington, who was hitting .217 in 24 games before being injured, has been out since May 13 with a left hamstring strain.

2B Cliff Pennington was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Pennington had left Thursday night's game against the Cardinals with cramping in his left hamstring.The club called up INF Gregorio Petit to take his place and back up Brendan Ryan.

SS Cliff Pennington had to leave Thursday's game against the Cardinals in the fifth inning because of cramping in his left hamstring. He was replaced by SS Brendan Ryan.

INF Cliff Pennington signed a two-year, $3.75 million free agent deal with the Angels on Tuesday.Pennington, 31, hit a combined .210/.298/.281 with three homers and 21 RBIs in 105 games for the Diamondbacks and the Blue Jays this year. He went 0-for-1 in four postseason games for Toronto. Pennington also became the first position player to pitch in a playoff game, entering with the Blue Jays getting blown out by the Royals in the AL Championship Series. "A switch-hitter who plays a lot of positions on the diamond has a lot of value," Angels GM Billy Eppler told the Orange County Register. "He can move around and rest some regulars and take at-bats in a lot of different situations."

Pennington is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rays, Sportsnet's Barry Davis reports.

Pennington has been the main beneficiary of Troy Tulowitzki's (shoulder) extended absence, but he's beginning to lose ground on his regular role at second base. If the distribution of starts over the last week offer any indication, it appears manager John Gibbons plans to split the playing time at second base with Pennington and Darwin Barney, which won't do much to aid the value of either player in AL-only formats.

Pennington is not in the lineup Tuesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of SportsNet reports.

Pennington will get a rare day off, as the Blue Jays go with Munenori Kawasaki at second base against Yankees' starter Luis Severino.

Pennington went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer against the Braves on Thursday.

He's now homered twice in his last five games, with seven RBI in that span -- about as hot a streak as you'll see from the generally light-hitting Pennington. Don't count on it to persist, but then again, there might be something in the water in Toronto right now.

Pennington went 2-for-3 with a walk and a RBI in Tuesday's defeat to the Braves.

With Troy Tulowitzki out of the lineup for the next few weeks, the onus will be on Pennington to help pick up the slack. Tuesday was his first multi-hit game since joining the Blue Jays, which isn't altogether surprising considering he came into the game with four hits while on the Blue Jays. Over the past four games, he's 4-for-13 with two walks, showing that he's taking steps in the right direction at the plate.

Pennington went 0-for-5 with a strikeout in Tuesday's extra-inning victory over the Red Sox.

Since joining the Blue Jays, Pennington has found at-bats hard to come by and when he has, he's far from made the most of those opportunities. In 13 games, he's 2-for-27 with two runs scored, four walks and nine strikeouts.

Pennington was added to the Blue Jays' active roster and will be available off the bench for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Pennington was acquired from the Diamondbacks on Saturday in exchange for a minor-league player to be named later. The Blue Jays are without the services of Devon Travis (shoulder) at the moment, so it may not be long before Pennington challenges the unimpressive Ryan Goins for regular duty at second base. Once Travis returns, Pennington will fill a utility infield role.

Pennington was traded to the Blue Jays on Saturday, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation reports.

The return for the deal is a currently unnamed minor leaguer, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports. Pennington figures to take over the utility infielder role currently held by Munenori Kawasaki. The Blue Jays will receive a player capable of playing shortstop in the possible event of a Troy Tulowitzki injury, but they're also receiving a weak bat that is currently hitting .237/.314/.281/.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded infielder Cliff Pennington to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for an unnamed minor leaguer, according to SB Nation.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded infielder Cliff Pennington to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for an unnamed minor leaguer, according to SB Nation. Pennington, who is hitting .237, will serve as a utility infielder for Toronto.

Pennington picked up a rare start at shortstop Friday and went 2-for-4 with two RBI, including the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning.

Pennington's first RBI was a big one, too, as he tied the game 3-3 with his sixth-inning RBI single. However, the utilityman's playing time has been sparse, and his fantasy productivity has been even sparser, as he has no homers and just two steals to go with his meager .228 average on the year.

Pennington came in for the injured Ender Inciarte on Monday and went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Anaheim. He played the outfield for the first time this year.

Pennington even recorded an outfield assist in the game, although the D-backs will certainly look to others to man the outfield with Inciarte headed to the DL. Pennington hasn't had much success at the plate this year, posting just a .176/.291/.205 line on the year, which has limited him to just 89 plate appearances.

Pennington went 1-for-3, drew a walk, and scored a run Sunday in a 7-4 loss to the Dodgers. He struck out once.

Pennington received just his second start of the season off the bench. He is batting .286/.500/.429 in 10 plate appearances this far.

Pennington is in the lineup Sunday.

Pennington will fill the place of Chris Owings at second base. It seems like this is a normal day of rest for Owings, so Pennington will likely not start many upcoming games.

Pennington made his first start of the year Wednesday and went 1-for-4 with a double in a 5-2 loss to the Giants.

Pennington will be a back up around the infield for the Diamondbacks as they are committed to starting the season using younger players like Nick Ahmed. He was respectable in that role last year in Arizona posting a line of .254/.340/.350 with two homers, six steals, and 21 runs scored. In deep and NL-only leagues he won't kill you off your bench.

Pennington returned to the Diamondbacks' lineup on Friday after being away from the team for a personal matter.

He'll likely open the season as a utility infielder for Arizona, unless he's coveted in a trade by another club in need of a versatile depth option. If Pennington sticks in Arizona, Nick Ahmed may be ticketed for Triple-A.

Pennington was scratched from Friday's lineup due to a personal matter, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

No further details were released regarding the personal matter so it is unclear how long he will be out. Pennington batted .254 with two home runs, 21 runs, and 10 RBI on 45 hits over 68 games last season. He spent time playing three infield positions last season, recording eight games at third base, 18 games at second base, and 23 games at shortstop. Pennington had a strong fielding presence last season with 27 double plays and only two errors.

Pennington is the early favorite to break camp as a backup in the middle infield for the Diamondbacks this spring.

Nick Ahmed can handle the role if needed, so the D-backs may be in a position to flip Pennington to a club in need of a backup infielder later this spring. Pennington could see an early-season surge of playing time at shortstop if Chris Owings' recovery from shoulder surgery takes longer than expected.