Alberto Callaspo will miss the Athletics' weekend series against the Yankees to be with his wife for the birth of their child, John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group reports.

Callaspo will miss the Athletics' weekend series against the Yankees to be with his wife for the birth of their child, John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group reports.

Analysis:

Callaspo's absence will affect the Athletics' depth, but the team should get by fine with Eric Sogard and Nick Punto at second base, while likely using either Kyle Blanks or one of their catchers at DH. The 31-year-old Callaspo owns a .224/.318/.307 slash line through 192 at-bats, but his 20 RBI and 22 runs are more than anyone could have expected at this juncture.