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• Red Sox's Bryan Mata: Staying in Boston

  5H ago • By RotoWire

  The Red Sox signed Mata (elbow/lat) to a minor-league contract Friday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Boston non-tendered Mata on Friday after designating him for assignment Tuesday, but the 25-year-old right-hander will stick around with the Red Sox organization. He'll continue to work through his rehab program for right shoulder and elbow soreness, and if he's healthy, he'll have a chance to earn a spot on the Red Sox's major-league roster in spring training.

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• Bryan Mata: Non-tendered by Boston

  7H ago • By RotoWire

  The Red Sox non-tendered Mata (elbow/lat) on Friday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Mata missed the final three months of the 2024 regular season due to shoulder and elbow soreness. He was designated for assignment by Boston on Tuesday, but the 25-year-old right-hander will now officially enter free agency.

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• Red Sox's Bryan Mata: Cast off 40-man

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  The Red Sox designated Mata (elbow/lat) for assignment Tuesday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Mata missed the start of the season with a hamstring injury and missed the final three months due to shoulder and elbow soreness and never got surgery, which likely contributed to him getting squeezed off the 40-man roster. He is 25 and hasn't thrown more than 30 innings in a season since he threw 83 innings in 2022. Mata has a career 4.87 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and 70 strikeouts in 61 innings at Triple-A, and his best path forward is likely as a reliever who can just let it rip with his fastball and slider in short bursts.

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• Red Sox's Bryan Mata: Shifts to 60-day IL

  07/26/2024 • By RotoWire

  Mata (elbow/lat) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday. The right-hander went down with a hamstring strain in March and has also dealt with shoulder and lat issues since May, so the move to the 60-day IL won't affect his return timeline. However, Mata recently experienced elbow inflammation during his rehab assignment, so he likely won't be back with the Red Sox in the near future.

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• Red Sox's Bryan Mata: Suffers setback

  07/19/2024 • By RotoWire

  Mata (lat) was returned from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Friday after experiencing right elbow inflammation during an appearance Sunday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Sunday's rehab outing was expected to be Mata's last before being reinstated from the IL, but his return date is now uncertain. It would be surprising to see Mata back before the end of July.

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