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Orioles general manager Mike Elias said Friday that Rodriguez is completely recovered from his right lat strain and will enter spring training without restrictions, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports. Rodriguez missed the final two months of the regular season and the playoffs due to the injury, but he had resumed throwing off a mound by September and should have a normal offseason. The right-hander finished the 2024 campaign with a 3.86 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 130:36 K:BB over 116.2 innings covering 20 starts.
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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde announced Wednesday that Rodriguez (lat) has been shut down and won't pitch again this season, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. The 24-year-old hasn't suffered any sort of setback with the lat strain he sustained in early August, but he apparently hadn't progressed enough to be a potential factor during the playoffs. Rodriguez will focus his rehab efforts on getting ready for 2025 after finishing this season with a 3.86 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 130:36 K:BB across 116.2 innings.
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Orioles general manager Mike Elias said Tuesday that it's possible Rodriguez (lat) temporarily pitches out of the bullpen when he eventually returns from the 15-day injured list, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports. Rodriguez is throwing off a mound and is "moving in the right direction," per Elias, as the right-hander works his way back from a lat strain. However, he is simply running out of time to get built back up before the end of the regular season, so the Orioles might have no choice but to use him in relief initially as they rebuild his stamina on the fly. Rodriguez has been sidelined since early August.
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Rodriguez (lat) could face hitters at some point this week during the Orioles' road trip, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports. Rodriguez began throwing off a mound last week and should be able to take the next step in his recovery soon. The right-hander has been sidelined since early August with a right lat strain and will surely need a rehab start or two before rejoining the Orioles' rotation, so he's probably looking at a late-September return even if all goes well.
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Rodriguez (lat) threw a bullpen session at Camden Yards on Wednesday, Baltimore Banner Sports reports. The right-hander got back on the mound for the first time since he was diagnosed with a strained lat nearly a month ago. Rodriguez will need to face hitters at least once before being cleared for a rehab start, but that should come soon. The 24-year-old is probably still at least a couple weeks away from a return from the 15-day injured list, however.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BAL | 20 | 20 | 116.7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 36 | 109 | 3.85 | 1.24 |
| 2023 | BAL | 23 | 23 | 122.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 42 | 121 | 4.35 | 1.33 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 7/31 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 3.95 | 3 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 7/26 | vs  |
- | - | - | 5.0 | 7 | 3.86 | 0 | 2 | 1.40 |
| 7/20 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 3.90 | 2 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 7/13 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 5.0 | 8 | 4.13 | 1 | 7 | 1.80 |
| 7/07 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 2.37 | 1 | 8 | 1.17 |
| 7/02 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.1 | 2 | 1.38 | 4 | 8 | 0.95 |
| 6/26 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2.57 | 0 | 4 | 0.71 |