Brent Rooker has been one of the top power hitters in baseball the past few years as he posted three straight seasons with 30 or more dingers from 2023 to 2025. The designated hitter and corner outfielder for the Athletics is currently on the injured list with a bone bruise in his left knee. Below, we will take a glance at when Rooker is expected to return to the Athletics lineup. Brent Rooker injury update: When will A’s DH return? The Athletics made the decision to place Rooker on the 10-day injured list on June 12, although it is retroactive to June 8. June 8 was the last day that Rooker played, so there was a few days of deliberation on whether or not Rooker would try and play through the injury. “The knee just wasn’t improving,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay told MLB.com. “It wasn’t, for the most part, staying stable. It was getting worse, so from that standpoint, we made the decision to IL him. He did have a cortisone injection into the knee, which should hopefully help the healing process.…