Yankees followers acquired an replace relating to the standing of famous person outfielder Juan Soto at this time after he underwent imaging on his forearm yesterday. Supervisor Aaron Boone spoke to reporters (together with MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch and Brendan Kuty of The Athletic) this afternoon previous to the membership’s scheduled sport in opposition to the Dodgers in regards to the younger star’s standing and famous that whereas a visit to the injured listing “stays a chance” for Soto, the membership doesn’t at present anticipate one being vital. Even so, Boone added that it may very well be not less than “a pair” of days earlier than Soto returns to the lineup because the membership continues to be cautious in regards to the harm.
That Soto is anticipated to keep away from an IL stint is definitely a reduction for the Yankees, as their largest offseason acquisition has carried the membership offensively alongside Aaron Decide up to now within the season. Even by his personal lofty requirements, the younger star has gotten off to a wonderful begin this yr with a .318/.424/.603 slash line in 290 journeys to the plate for the reason that Yankees acquired him from the Padres in a blockbuster deal that despatched a multi-player packaged headlined by righty Michael King to San Diego. A major absence by Soto could be notably devastating for the Yankees seeing because the 25-year-old has helped to select up the membership’s offense amid struggles from key regulars like Anthony Rizzo and Gleyber Torres.
With Soto quickly out of motion, Trent Grisham figures to obtain common begins within the outfield, taking over the middle area job and kicking Decide again to his earlier function because the membership’s on a regular basis proper fielder. If Soto have been to finally require a visit to the shelf, it’s doable the Yankees may flip to teen Everson Pereira to fill out their outfield combine. The well-regarded prospect struggled in his first style of huge league motion final yr however has slashed a strong .265/.346/.512 on the Triple-A stage this season.
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Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer is making progress in his rehab from a triceps pressure that despatched him to the injured listing late final month, as supervisor Brandon Hyde instructed reporters (together with Jacob Calvin Meyer of the Baltimore Solar) earlier this afternoon. As Meyer notes, Hyde indicated that Kremer is ready to throw a bullpen throughout the subsequent few days, with Hyde including that “all the pieces is trending in the precise path” relating to his restoration. Whereas Hyde didn’t place a timeline on the right-hander starting a rehab project to the minor leagues, a speedy return by Kremer would absolutely be an enormous reduction to an Orioles membership that can be with out each Tyler Wells and John Means for the rest of the 2024 marketing campaign. As issues stand, the membership is counting on Albert Suarez, Cole Irvin, and Cade Povich to fill out the rotation behind Corbin Burnes, Kyle Bradish, and Grayson Rodriguez.
Blue Jays prime pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann was considered on the cusp of his large league debut coming into the 2024 marketing campaign, however these plans have been scuttled when he was sidelined simply eight innings into his season by irritation of the ulnar nerve in his elbow. Whereas it’s definitely lucky that the lefty averted any structural harm, the harm has nonetheless left him sidelined for almost all of the season. Fortuitously, Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi relayed earlier at this time that, in line with Toronto supervisor John Schneider, Tiedemann threw a reside bullpen yesterday the place “all the pieces went nicely.” Schneider went on to notice that the subsequent step for Tiedemann may very well be a rehab sport both with Single-A Dunedin or maybe with the membership’s Florida Complicated League crew.
