ANAHEIM -- The Angels recalled two-way player Jared Walsh from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, and optioned reliever Luke Bard, who saw action on both Thursday and Friday.

Walsh, ranked as the club's No. 18 prospect by MLB Pipeline, gives the Angels three first basemen on their roster, as he joins Albert Pujols and Justin Bour. But Angels manager Brad Ausmus said he considers Walsh to be a reliever as well, giving the Angels some flexibility. Walsh, 25, hit .250/.294/.313 with two doubles and two RBIs as a first baseman with the Angels earlier this year, and also gave up one run in two innings in two appearances as a reliever.

“We don’t necessarily have to have an arm in the bullpen, because we have some length in the bullpen with [Trevor] Cahill,” Ausmus said. “It gives us options. If we need him as an arm, he’s done two innings at Salt Lake.”

Walsh is having a solid year at Triple-A, hitting .310/.419/.586 with 13 homers, 17 doubles and 33 RBIs in 54 games. He's also made seven pitching appearances, posting a 3.86 ERA with five strikeouts and two walks in seven innings.

Bard, meanwhile, heads back to Triple-A. He has a 5.47 ERA with 24 strikeouts, eight walks and five homers allowed in 26 1/3 innings this year.

Angels host PLAY Ball event

Angels reliever Justin Anderson and infielder Luis Rengifo both helped host a National PLAY Campaign event at Angel Stadium on Saturday morning. Anderson and Rengifo were joined by Angels trainers Adam Nevala and Rick Smith, as well as Donald Hooton Jr. of the Taylor Hooton Foundation and Jeff Nelson of Henry Schein Inc.

Created in 2004 by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS), the PLAY (Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth) campaign was formed to raise awareness about childhood health issues and disability inclusion in the United States. The players participated in baseball workouts with the children, and also hosted a Q&A and autograph sessions.

“We let them have fun,” Anderson said. “Some guys ran agilities with them, I was in the bullpen with them, had some fun throwing into a target. Rengifo was out there tossing them balls and grounders and whatnot. It's always eye-opening because you remember when you were a kid and went to all those camps and stuff."

Anderson said seeing the smile on the kids' faces at the event made it worth it and that it was fun interacting with the kids, who all had an interest in baseball.

"Just to see the smile on the kids' faces when we got to hang out with them was pretty cool,,” Anderson said. “You see the joy it brings to them. They love to ask off-the-wall questions. They were flashing the Fortnite dances and trying to get me to do it. I had one kid ask me to dab and after I did it, he said, 'I'm satisfied and content.' That's all he needed. So it was silly stuff like that."

Harvey, Ramirez rehab updates

Right-hander Matt Harvey is set to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday, but Ausmus said he’s not sure at what level yet. Harvey, who has a 7.50 ERA in 10 starts this year, has been out since May 25 with an upper back strain. Harvey said earlier this week he doesn’t think he’ll be ready to return until after the All-Star break.

Fellow righty JC Ramírez will make at least two more rehab starts with Triple-A Salt Lake as he recovers from Tommy John surgery, Ausmus said. Ramirez started Saturday and will make another start next week before the Angels decide when to activate him from the 60-day injured list. The Angels still haven’t decided whether he’ll return as a starter or a reliever, but he’s fully stretched out at Triple-A just in case.