New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays

New York Yankees

• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'New York Yankees', 'player': 'Fernando Cruz', 'position': 'RP', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-09-25', 'note': 'The Yankees transferred Cruz (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday.', 'detail': "The move corresponds with Alexander Cornielle being promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ahead of the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Orioles. There's a chance Cruz returns to action if the Yankees make it to the World Series, though it's more likely that the right-hander is shelved for the rest of the 2026 season due to a partial UCL tear in his right elbow.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/34068'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'New York Yankees', 'player': 'Kervin Castro', 'position': 'RP', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-08-26', 'note': 'The Yankees transferred Castro (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.', 'detail': 'The transaction frees a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Michael Fulmer, who signed a one-year contract. Castro hit the shelf in mid-August due to right elbow neuritis, and Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports that the 27-year-old is scheduled to meet with Dr. Keith Meister in the near future to determine whether surgery is necessary to address the injury. Even if Castro is able to avoid a procedure, his move to the 60-day IL officially ends his season.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4717832'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'New York Yankees', 'player': 'Clarke Schmidt', 'position': 'SP', 'status': '15-Day-IL', 'severity': 80, 'date': '2026-09-30', 'note': 'Manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Schmidt (biceps) will be shut down for the rest of the season, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.', 'detail': "Schmidt landed on the injured list shortly before the regular season ended due to right bicep neuritis, and rather than trying to get him ready to contribute to the team's postseason run, the Yankees have decided to focus on getting him fully healthy for 2027. The 30-year-old righty will be entering his final year of arbitration eligibility this winter.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41085'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'New York Yankees', 'player': 'Ryan Weathers', 'position': 'SP', 'status': '15-Day-IL', 'severity': 80, 'date': '2026-09-29', 'note': "Weathers (forearm) is not on the Yankees' AL Wild Card Series roster versus the Red Sox, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.", 'detail': "Weathers threw another live batting practice session Monday, so he's progressed well in his recovery from a flexor strain that's kept him out since late August. He could be ready for the ALDS, should the Yankees advance, but the club felt Weathers wasn't quite ready for the wild-card round.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41178'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'New York Yankees', 'player': 'Aaron Judge', 'position': 'RF', 'status': '10-Day-IL', 'severity': 75, 'date': '2026-10-02', 'note': 'Judge\'s (calf) availability for the ALDS against the Rays "remains up in the air," Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.', 'detail': "Judge suffered a moderate right calf strain a little more than two weeks ago. He's gone through workouts this week, but Judge will need to show he can run the bases without issue before receiving clearance to be on the ALDS roster. Complicating matters is that if Judge is limited to designated hitter, Ben Rice would have to play first base and push Luis Garcia out of the lineup.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33192'}

Tampa Bay Rays

• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Tampa Bay Rays', 'player': 'Shane McClanahan', 'position': 'SP', 'status': 'Out', 'severity': 100, 'date': '2026-10-02', 'note': "Manager Kevin Cash said Wednesday that McClanahan (forearm) will not be included on the Rays' ALDS roster, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.", 'detail': "McClanahan had already been ruled out for the rest of the regular season due to tightness in his left forearm, and although the Rays will get a bye during the Wild Card Series, he still won't be ready to pitch by the time Tampa Bay begins its postseason run. Cash noted that it's still possible McClanahan will be available for the ALCS if the Rays advance, though they will wait to see where the left-hander is at in his throwing progression at that point before making a decision.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41199'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Tampa Bay Rays', 'player': 'Edwin Uceta', 'position': 'RP', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-08-15', 'note': 'Uceta (shoulder) is playing catch from 75 feet, per MLB.com.', 'detail': "Uceta continues to progress slowly from a right shoulder impingement and subsequent subscapularis strain. The right-hander's timeline for a return to the Rays remains murky at best, and he appears to be unlikely to be an option for Tampa Bay's bullpen until sometime in September with several hurdles still left to climb.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41308'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Tampa Bay Rays', 'player': 'Gavin Lux', 'position': 'LF', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-09-11', 'note': 'Lux (shoulder) has resumed full baseball activity, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.', 'detail': "Lux has been held out all season by shoulder and ankle injuries, but he seems to be making significant progress in his recovery from left shoulder inflammation that caused him to pause his rehab assignment in mid-July. The Rays still haven't confirmed that Lux will miss the entire 2026 campaign, but with roughly two weeks remaining in the regular season, his chances of returning in time are very slim.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/40423'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Tampa Bay Rays', 'player': 'Jacob Melton', 'position': 'LF', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-09-15', 'note': 'The Rays recalled Melton from Triple-A Durham and placed him on the 60-day injured list Tuesday due to a right hamstring strain.', 'detail': 'The 26-year-old missed most of August due to a right hamstring strain and appears to have aggravated the injury, which will bring an early end to his 2026 campaign. Melton was acquired from the Astros last winter and was limited to 45 games during his first year in the Rays organization. However, he was productive for Triple-A Durham when available, finishing with a .253/.346/.475 slash line, seven homers and 26 stolen bases.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4635337'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Tampa Bay Rays', 'player': 'Jonathan Heasley', 'position': 'RP', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-06-08', 'note': 'Heasley was returned to the major-league roster and placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow stress reaction.', 'detail': "Heasley was outrighted to Triple-A Durham on Saturday, but because he suffered his injury during his time with the Rays, he'll be placed on the Rays' 15-day injured list and also reclaim a spot on the 40-man roster. The 29-year-old righty gave up five earned runs in four innings during his lone outing with Tampa and will likely be outrighted to Triple-A again once he's healthy.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4179560'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Tampa Bay Rays', 'player': 'Ryan Pepiot', 'position': 'SP', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-05-08', 'note': 'Pepiot will undergo surgery on his right hip May 13 and miss the rest of the 2026 season, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.', 'detail': 'The right-hander landed on the injured list with hip inflammation late in spring training and was transferred to the 60-day injured list in mid-April after suffering a setback. Pepiot received an injection after the setback, but his hip felt "unstable" when playing catch a few days later, and he\'ll now end up missing the entirety of the 2026 campaign.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4208281'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Tampa Bay Rays', 'player': 'Griffin Jax', 'position': 'SP', 'status': 'Day-To-Day', 'severity': 35, 'date': '2026-09-27', 'note': "Jax was removed from Saturday's start against the Phillies due to a lower-back contusion, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.", 'detail': 'Jax took a 104 mph comebacker off the bat of Trea Turner in the third inning, which ended up being a groundout for the Phillies shortstop to end the inning. Steven Matz took the mound for the Rays in the fourth, but it could have been a precautionary decision to remove Jax from the game, seeing as Tampa Bay is locked in as the top seed for the American League playoffs. His status will be worth monitoring over the coming days leading up to the ALDS opener Oct. 3.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/42604'}

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