Yankees Place Rodón on IL with Elbow Inflammation
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- Carlos Rodón was placed on the IL Friday with left elbow inflammation, joining Max Fried (bone bruise in left elbow, out since mid-May) as the Yankees' second left-handed starter on the shelf.
- Rodón underwent October surgery to remove loose bodies and shave a bone spur in his left elbow, a procedure that delayed his season debut until May 10; he posted a 3.30 ERA across nine starts before this second elbow-related setback.
- Rodón was scheduled to start Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, a start the Yankees will now likely fill with a bullpen game featuring long relievers Ryan Yarbrough and Paul Blackburn.
- Top pitching prospect Elmer Rodríguez is unavailable to make a spot start because he pitched Thursday, leaving right-hander Brendan Beck — who debuted May 7 with three relief innings — as a possible promotion candidate.
- The Yankees also activated center fielder Trent Grisham (hamstring, out since June 12) and third baseman Ryan McMahon (throat infection, on IL since June 24) from the injured list on Friday.
- Oswaldo Cabrera was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to clear a roster spot for the activations and IL move.
Why it matters: The Yankees are now missing both of their top left-handed starters — Rodón (3.30 ERA in 9 starts) and Fried — during a seven-game losing streak, forcing Saturday's game against Minnesota to be patched together with long relievers or a prospect call-up. For Rodón, this is his second elbow-related interruption of 2025 following October surgery, deepening concerns about the durability of a rotation that was already undermanned.
