Rockies outfielder Jordan Beck suffered a fracture in his left hand whereas making a diving catch of a Nick Castellanos line drive in Colorado’s 8-4 loss to Philadelphia on Saturday. The damage naturally compelled Beck out of the sport, and the Rockies positioned him on the 10-day injured listing at present, with outfielder Sean Bouchard known as up from Triple-A within the corresponding transfer. Beck advised reporters (together with the Denver Put up’s Patrick Saunders) that he’ll bear extra exams at present, and may then have a greater concept of his restoration timeline.
Beck has been Colorado’s on a regular basis left fielder since he made his MLB debut on April 30, because the Rox have wished to take a protracted take a look at the top-100 prospect. It hasn’t been a clean transition for Beck, who was hitting solely .190/.198/.316 with 30 strikeouts over his first 81 plate appearances within the large leagues. The damaged hand solely provides to those woes, although attending to financial institution Main League service time whereas on the IL may symbolize some small silver lining for the 23-year-old.
Another comings and goings from injured lists round baseball….
- The Cardinals positioned right-hander Nick Robertson on the 15-day IL (retroactive to Could 23) and known as up righty Andre Pallante from Triple-A Memphis. Robertson is coping with irritation in his throwing elbow, however he advised Jeff Jones of the Belleville Information-Democrat (X hyperlink) that he doesn’t imagine the damage is simply too severe. St. Louis acquired Robertson from the Crimson Sox as a part of the commerce bundle for Tyler O’Neill final December, and he has posted a 4.38 ERA over 12 1/3 innings out of the Cardinals’ bullpen. A .364 BABIP and three homers allowed have inflated Robertson’s ERA, as his stroll (3.8%) and strikeout (26.9%) charges have been spectacular.
- The Mariners reinstated left-hander Tayler Saucedo from the 15-day IL, and created roster house by optioning righty Eduard Bazardo to Triple-A. Saucedo returns after lacking simply shy of three weeks attributable to a hyperextension of his proper knee. After rising as a stable member of Seattle’s bullpen final 12 months, Saucedo has been even higher this season, with a 2.70 ERA and 52.8% grounder price over his first 14 appearances and 13 1/3 innings in 2024.
