Impact Fleming will undergo further testing Tuesday to determine the severity of the issue. However, manager Kevin Cash stated that Fleming is likely headed to the 10-day injured list, per Topkin.
JULY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
TAMPA BAY RAYS 80-82 · 4TH IN AL EAST
80-82 · 4TH IN AL EAST
Josh Fleming - Departs with injury Fleming left Monday's game against the Red Sox with right oblique tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
LEADING OFF: Sale rejoins Red Sox, Realmuto misses Jays trip
Red Sox lefty Chris Sale is set to make his season debut when he starts against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field on Tuesday nightJULY 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rays' Franco, Kiermaier back on injured list indefinitely
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will have surgery Tuesday on his right wristJULY 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nick Anderson - Making progress Anderson (elbow) is on track to throw in a Florida Complex League game later this month, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact It has taken awhile for Anderson to recover from the elbow procedure he underwent last October, but he has seemingly made good progress of late, and if all goes well the Rays are hoping he will pitch in a Florida Complex League game July 26.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Yonny Chirinos - Preparing for rehab outing Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said that Chirinos (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment Saturday with the Rays' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate, Marc Topkin of the Tamp...
Impact The upcoming appearance will mark Chirinos' first at any level since Aug. 16, 2020, as he's spent the better part of two years rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and another procedure to address a fracture of the same elbow. Chirinos had served as a starter for the Rays during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, but he could be preparing for a multi-inning relief role with the big club while he's out on the rehab assignment.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Brendan McKay - Set to throw Saturday McKay (shoulder) will throw in a Florida Complex League game Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact Nothing has been reported on McKay's status since he was shut down in April, but he has apparently made good progress behind the scenes and is ready to appear in a game situation. It's not clear what his next step will be after Saturday's appearance, but the time between this update and the next figures to be far shorter than it was between this one and the last.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Brandon Lowe - Could be activated Friday Rays manager Kevin Cash said that Lowe (back) will remain on his rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham through Thursday before potentially being activated from the 60-day injured lis...
Impact Lowe has already played in two games for Durham, going 2-for-4 at the dish between those contests. Since Lowe has been on the shelf for nearly two months with a lower-back stress reaction, the Rays would ideally keep him on the assignment for the entire week to allow him to regain his timing at the plate, but he won't have many more opportunities to play in the minors with the All-Star break approaching. If Lowe makes it back from the IL this weekend, the Rays could be eased back into the lineup at designated hitter rather that has his typical spot at second base.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Fleming - Primed for bulk-relief role Fleming is expected to work as the Rays' primary pitcher out of the bullpen behind opener Matt Wisler in Monday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times repor...
Impact Though he won't be awarded the starting nod, Fleming will essentially be taking Jeffrey Springs' spot in the rotation after Springs was moved to the 15-day injured list Sunday with lower right leg tightness. Over 23.1 innings with the big club this season, Fleming has posted a 6.17 ERA, 1.89 WHIP and 21:9 K:BB.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Matt Wisler - Serving as opener Monday Wisler will serve as the opener during Monday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact Wisler will serve in an opening role for the fifth time this season during Monday's matchup, while Josh Fleming is expected to serve as the primary pitcher. Over his last four appearances, Wisler has allowed a run (zero earned) on no hits and two walks while striking out three in 3.1 innings.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Kevin Kiermaier - Not on track for minimal IL stint Rays manager Kevin Cash said Monday that Kiermaier (hip) will visit a specialist over the All-Star break and will be "down for some time," Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times report...
Impact Though he didn't say so explicitly, Cash's comments imply that Kiermaier won't be ready to return from the 10-day injured list coming out of the All-Star break when he's first eligible to do so. The 32-year-old is on the IL for the second time in less than a month due to the hip issue, so he'll receive another medical opinion in the days to come before a decision is made on how to treat the injury. Kiermaier's absence for the foreseeable future should help keep rookie Josh Lowe well insulated in as an everyday player in the Tampa Bay outfield.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Wander Franco - Slated to undergo surgery Franco (wrist) will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair his fractured hamate bone and is expected to require 5-to-8 weeks of recovery time, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports...
Impact The 21-year-old was diagnosed with a hamate injury in his right wrist over the weekend, but the Rays didn't immediately announce whether or not he would require a procedure. With surgery now having been deemed necessary, Franco won't be in line to rejoin the Rays until at least mid-August. Taylor Walls should serve as the Rays' primary shortstop while Franco is sidelined.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Harold Ramírez - Getting Monday off Ramirez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact Ramirez reached base three times in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the Reds, boosting his on-base percentage to a magnificent .436 since the beginning of June. His hot run of production over the past five weeks has allowed Ramirez to settle in as a regular in the lineup, but he'll get a routine maintenance day as the Rays begin a seven-game week. Ramirez had started in 13 of the Rays' last 14 games.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Isaac Paredes - Heads to bench Monday Paredes is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact With 13 home runs in just 46 big-league games this season, Paredes has emerged as a surprising source of power for Tampa Bay and has stepped into an everyday role as a result. However, after going 1-for-12 with four strikeouts in the Rays' weekend series in Cincinnati, Paredes will get a day off to clear his head. The newly recalled Jonathan Aranda will pick up his second big-league start in place of Paredes, manning second base and batting out of the cleanup spot.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Christian Bethancourt - Formally added to roster The Rays added Bethancourt to the 26-man active roster ahead of Monday's game against the Red Sox.
Impact The Rays acquired Bethancourt from the Athletics on Saturday, but the team waited a couple days to make a corresponding transaction to create room for him on the active roster. With Rene Pinto heading to Triple-A Durham on Monday, Bethancourt is expected to step in as the No. 2 backstop behind Francisco Mejia while Mike Zunino (shoulder) is on the injured list. The righty-hitting Bethancourt also picked up reps at first base and designated hitter during his time in Oakland and could make starts versus left-handed pitching at either spot for the platoon-happy Rays.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
René Pinto - Dropped from active roster The Rays optioned Pinto to Triple-A Durham on Monday.
Impact Pinto was sent to the minors after Tampa Bay added another catcher to their ranks in Christian Bethancourt, whom the team acquired from the Athletics over the weekend. Though he had seemed to work his way into a timeshare behind the plate with Francisco Mejia while Mike Zunino (shoulder) has been on the shelf, Pinto didn't perform well enough to stick around as a third backstop. Over his month-long stay with the big club, Pinto slashed .205/.225/.282 across 12 games.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Phoenix Sanders - Sent back to minors The Rays optioned Sanders to Triple-A Durham on Monday.
Impact Sanders likely wouldn't have been available out of the bullpen for the next day or two after he covered 1.2 innings and tossed 44 pitches in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the Reds, so the Rays elected to swap him off the active roster for a fresh arm. Right-hander Luke Bard was recalled from Durham in a corresponding move.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Luke Bard - Returns to big leagues Tampa Bay recalled Bard from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Impact He'll join the Rays bullpen as a replacement for Phoenix Sanders, who was optioned to Triple-A after he was roughed up for three earned runs across 1.2 innings in relief during Sunday's loss to the Reds. Expect Bard to see most his usage in lower-leverage spots for the duration of his stay in the big leagues.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Former MLB all-star Brandon Lowe returns, Bulls tie series; Carolina Mudcats struggle The Tampa Bay Rays’ outfielder returned to Durham for a rehab assignment while the Bulls faced the Memphis Redbirds. The Mudcats struggled a...
JULY 11, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
MLB FREE LIVE STREAMS (7/11/22): Watch every MLB baseball game online | Times, TV channels, schedule for Rays vs. Red Sox, Braves vs. Mets, more There are 10 Major League Baseball games on Monday, July 11, 2022 (7/11/22) at various stadiums across the United States and Canada. Some ke...
JULY 11, 2022 • NJ.COM
Randy Arozarena - Slugs 10th homer Arozarena went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Reds.
Impact Arozarena took Nick Lodolo yard in the fourth inning to record his 10th homer of the season. He's had a productive start to July, tallying three home runs, seven RBI and seven runs scored across nine games. Arozarena's wOBA has dipped to .317 across 344 plate appearances on the season, but he has been aggressive on the basepaths and is already approaching a career-high with 18 stolen bases for the campaign.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Tampa Bay Rays 2022 MLB Draft hub: Picks, bonus pool, slot values Complete Rays 2022 MLB Draft class coverage — picks, bonus pool, slot values, rankings and much more.
JULY 11, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Josh Lowe - Tallies second homer Lowe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Reds.
Impact Lowe took Joel Kuhnel yard in the eighth inning to tally his second home run of the season. He has lowered his strikeout rate to 13.9 percent while tallying four extra-base hits across his last nine starts and 36 plate appearances. Lowe has also been in the Rays' lineup for each of the last six games and should have a more secure role with Kevin Kiermaier (hip) sidelined.
JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
July 11th MLB schedule: FREE live streams, times, TV channels, schedule for Rays vs. Red Sox, Braves vs. Mets, more There are 10 Major League Baseball games on Monday, July 11, 2022 (7/11/22) at various stadiums across the United States and Canada. Some ke...
JULY 11, 2022 • NJ.COM
Rays look to break 3-game slide, play the Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays look to end their three-game losing streak when they play the Boston Red SoxJULY 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mike Moustakas discusses his 200th homer in Reds win vs. Rays Mike Moustakas hit the 200th home run of his career in the Reds' 10-5 win over the Rays on Sunday.
JULY 11, 2022 • CINCINNATI.COM
