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Updated · MLB.com · Aug 18
Yankees Activate Carlos Rodón for 1st Start Since June 28 as Max Fried Returns to IL
Updated
Updated · MLB.com · Aug 18

Yankees Activate Carlos Rodón for 1st Start Since June 28 as Max Fried Returns to IL

3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Aug 18

Summary

  • Carlos Rodón will come off the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday at Camden Yards, marking his first major league outing since June 28 after left elbow inflammation.
  • Two rehab starts cleared the way for his return, including 4 1/3 scoreless innings for Double-A Somerset on Thursday with seven strikeouts on 58 pitches.
  • Rodón is 4-2 with a 3.30 ERA in nine starts this season after his delayed May 10 debut, which followed offseason surgery to remove bone spurs from his left elbow.
  • The move gives New York a needed rotation boost after Max Fried went back on the injured list with a left elbow bone bruise.

Insights

Could Max Fried's mysterious elbow bruise threaten the Yankees' elite rotation just as the playoff race heats up?
Are repeated elbow injuries exposing a hidden flaw in how the Yankees manage their starting pitchers' workloads?