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• Giants' Ljay Newsome: Signs MiLB deal with Giants

  12/25/2022 • By RotoWire

  Newsome signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Dec. 10. Newsome spent most of the 2022 campaign recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in the summer of 2021, but he made 11 appearances (two starts) in the minors and posted a 4.38 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in 12.1 innings. He made 12 appearances (five starts) with the Mariners between the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, and it's possible that he'll be invited to major-league spring training in 2023.

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• Cardinals' Ljay Newsome: Activated from Triple-A IL

  09/05/2022 • By RotoWire

  Triple-A Memphis reinstated Newsome (elbow) from its 60-day injured list Monday. Newsome, who has been on the shelf all season while recovering from the Tommy John surgery he required last summer, is ready to rejoin the Cardinals' top affiliate after he recently wrapped up a six-appearance rehab assignment in the lower rungs of the minors. Between stops in the rookie-level Florida Complex League and with Single-A Palm Beach, Newsome struck out seven and allowed two runs on eight hits and one walk over 6.1 innings.

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• Cardinals' Ljay Newsome: Set to start rehab assignment

  08/13/2022 • By RotoWire

  Newsome (elbow) will report to the Cardinals' Florida Complex League affiliate to begin a rehab assignment this weekend. Newsome will take the next step in the lengthy recovery from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent last summer. The right-hander is likely to need multiple weeks at various levels of the Cardinals' minor-league system before he could potentially be activated from the injured list at Triple-A Memphis. It's possible he'll be given the all-clear before the end of the season, which wasn't expected earlier in the year. Newsome last pitched in the majors with the Mariners in 2021, logging a 7.98 ERA and 1.57 WHIP across 14.2 innings.

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• Cardinals' Ljay Newsome: Moves to 60-day IL

  04/07/2022 • By RotoWire

  Newsome (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday. Newsome was outrighted to Triple-A after being claimed by the Cardinals in November, and he could miss the entire 2021 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery last summer.

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• Cardinals' Ljay Newsome: Outrighted to Triple-A

  11/18/2021 • By RotoWire

  Newsome (elbow) was outrighted to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday. Newsome made seven appearances (one start) with the Mariners in 2021 before being claimed off waivers by the Cardinals in October. He's expected to miss most or all of the 2022 season after he underwent Tommy John surgery this summer.

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