ANAHEIM -- The Angels received mixed news yet again when it came to injury updates on Wednesday, as backup catcher Kevan Smith was placed on the 7-day concussion list, while shortstop Andrelton Simmons was told he won¡¯t need surgery on his left ankle, though there¡¯s still no timetable for his return.

With Smith out, the Angels selected the contract of catcher Dustin Garneau from Triple-A Salt Lake. The Angels are still trying to determine the severity of Smith¡¯s concussion, which was suffered after he took a foul tip off his mask in Tuesday¡¯s 8-3 loss.

¡°Initially, out of the game it seemed like, from the testing, it was rather on the severe side, but then dropped off pretty quickly within a couple hours,¡± Angels manager Brad Ausmus said. ¡°But [he] still had symptoms this morning, thus the concussion IL.¡±

Garneau was hitting .247/.368/.589 with six homers and 13 RBIs in 23 games at Triple-A. The 31-year-old has played in parts of four seasons in the Majors with the Rockies, A's and White Sox, slashing .194/.269/.321.

¡°This is what every guy wants to play for, to be in the big leagues,¡± Garneau said. ¡°Obviously, the circumstances with Kevan getting hit is not ideal and definitely sucks, but I'm here to do whatever I can to help the team win and stay."

Simmons, meanwhile, met with a specialist on Tuesday, but until the swelling subsides in his ankle in a week or two he won¡¯t know how long he¡¯ll be out. He was placed on the injured list on Tuesday and is expected to miss several weeks, and possibly even two to three months with the injury.

"From what I heard before, it was actually good,¡± Simmons said of his appointment. ¡°It is what it is. It's Grade 3, so it's not the best type of sprain but it's not a high ankle, no surgery is required. But we've still got to see when the swelling goes down and how we progress from there. I don't know a timeline yet, but I did come out positive from the meeting today."

Heaney could return Sunday

Left-handed starter Andrew Heaney is scheduled for a light bullpen session on Friday and could join the rotation as early as Sunday against the Rangers. He threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in his first rehab start with Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday, reaching 73 pitches.

¡°I didn't quite hit the five innings in Salt Lake, but I hit the pitch limit,¡± Heaney said. ¡°I felt good. I felt good mechanically. I think it's just up to them, and the progression they want to see and if I've done what they want me to do. I think the day after the side [session] they will make a decision then."

Ausmus said the club is trying to determine how Heaney would fit into the rotation, and there¡¯s even a chance they could go to six starters. But Heaney has been encouraged by how he¡¯s been feeling and is hopeful to return on Sunday.

"I've been feeling good physically and mechanically for weeks now,¡± Heaney said. ¡°I've really been feeling pretty dialed in. I think the pitch-limit threshold is what you want to see. I think results are good, but it doesn't really dictate for me how I view an outing, if that makes sense."

Angels, Twins visit children¡¯s hospital

Angels players Mike Trout, Luke Bard and Tyler Skaggs, as well as Twins players Nelson Cruz, Blake Parker and Kyle Gibson all visited with patients at the Children¡¯s Hospital of Orange County on Wednesday. Both organizations had a similar visit on May 14, when players from clubs visited Gillette Children¡¯s Specialty Care.

Ohtani held out of lineup

Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was going to be given a day off on Wednesday, but the series finale was moved to Thursday due to unsafe field conditions at Angel Stadium. Ohtani, who was hit on his right ring finger by a pitch on Monday, has started 13 of the 15 games the Angels have played since his return on May 7.

¡°This was planned from three days ago,¡± Ausmus said. ¡°He knew about [it] long before he was hit in the finger.¡±