As the Tampa Bay Rays attempt to build their rotation for 2024, it doesn't appear that right-hander Shane Baz will be an option until at least June. The youngster, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, spoke to the media at spring training after his first bullpen of the year.
The Tampa Bay Rays are placing three right-handed pitchers on the injured list ahead of Thursday's season opener. Setup man Shawn Armstrong is dealing with neck issues, while Shane Baz is recovering from Tommy John surgery and fellow starter Tyler Glasnow is sidelined with an injured left oblique.
Shane Baz takes second place. Previous Winner RHP Shane Baz (6’2” 190, 24 in 2023) Unfortunately Shane Baz underwent Tommy John surgery before exhausting rookie eligibility.
Eflin had spent his entire big league career with the Phillies. Originally drafted by the Padres, the Orlando native was dealt to the Dodgers and Phils during his time as a minor leaguer. He reached the majors by the middle of the 2016 campaign, bouncing on and off the MLB roster for the first couple of seasons. Eflin struggled during his early big-league looks, but he’d settled in as a capable mid-rotation arm by 2018.
Baseball America has released its top ten prospects for the Rays organization, which features a familiar name at the top of the list — you’ve seen him in the majors!
With the Rays 15-inning marathon loss yesterday, their 2022 season has officially ended. Heavily impacted by the injury bug, including Wander Franco, Tyler Glasnow, Shane Baz, and Mike Zunino, the Rays managed to piece together their fifth consecutive winning season, leading to their fourth-straight playoff appearance.
Cleveland Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill will face the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday looking to make a bit of history. Quantrill will seek to remain perfect at home when he and his teammates close a three-game series against the visiting Rays.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays fully expect 23-year-old Shane Baz to be a mainstay in their starting rotation for years to come, but those dreams are going to be put on hold until 2024 at the earliest.
The 2022 season has been a bit of a rough one for the Tampa Bay Rays. Loads of injuries have prevented them from reaching their true potential as a team.
Baz will end his 2022 season with only 27 innings pitched over six starts, as arthroscopic elbow surgery and an elbow sprain limited his ability to get onto the mound.
Rays right-hander Shane Baz, who has been out since July 14 due to an elbow sprain, will reportedly not return to the mound in 2022.
Tampa Bay Rays skipper Kevin Cash told the Rays beat this week that a recent scan of Baz’s right elbow went “well,” but Baz still won’t begin even light throwing for at least another two weeks.
The Tampa Bay Rays made several moves Saturday, the most noteworthy being the transfer of outfielder Kevin Kiermaier (left hip inflammation) and right-handed pitcher Shane Baz (right elbow sprain) to the 60-day injured list.
Baz missed the first two months of the 2022 season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in March to remove a bone chip from his elbow, though Rays manager Kevin Cash said the new injury is not related to the procedure.
The Rays came into tonight’s contest on a three-game winning streak, but the vibes were suppressed by yet another injury. Rookie RHP Shane Baz was placed on the 15-day IL and will be shut down for one month with a right elbow sprain.
This is the latest injury news in a string of troubles for Baz, as he has been unable to get going with his major league career, despite being one of the Rays' most promising arms.
BALTIMORE, Md. — Much like last Saturday's start, his first of the season after two months of rehab following an elbow injury, Shane Baz plowed through the first two innings on Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing just a harmless one-out double.
BALTIMORE, Md. — The anticipation level over Shane Baz's return to the Tampa Bay Rays rotation has been high, but it got tempered a bit when he got roughed up in his first start last week.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The script was perfectly written for Shane Baz's first start of the season on Saturday. All the boxes were checked for the 22-year-old Tampa Bay Rays phenom.
The Rays announced this afternoon that top pitching prospect Shane Baz underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow.
The Tampa Bay Rays don't yet know who they'll be facing in the upcoming American League Division Series, but they've confirmed who will get the ball for the opener on Thursday.
In high school, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Shane Baz was known as “The Wizard of Baz.” That was back when he was a two-way player, playing third base when he was not pitching.
What wizardry is this? Shane Baz was phenomenal during his Major League debut Monday night, and that might be underselling just how electric Baz looked on the mound.
How cool was that? What started as a DRaysBay Instant Reaction Podcast morphed into a more traditional episode of Rays Your Voice as the conversation transitioned from Shane Baz’s electric debut to the postseason roster and attendance issues late in the season.
Monday night’s game for the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field is important for more than one reason. First, the Rays will be hosting the Toronto Blue Jays,
What a month of June it was for the Tampa Bay Rays’ number five prospect, Shane Baz. It all started in the middle of the month, so let’s take you back through the month it was for Baz.
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