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The Yankees placed Rodon (forearm) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

Though he'll open his tenure with the Yankees on the shelf with a left forearm strain, Rodon is already starting to ramp up again. He most recently completed a 30-pitch bullpen session Monday, and he could be cleared to resume facing hitters as soon as next week once he gets another side session or two under his belt. Rodon is still likely to require multiple rehab starts or simulated games to get fully stretched out for starting duties, so he shouldn't be expected to enter the Yankees rotation until late April at the soonest.

The Yankees placed Severino (lat) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

Severino was diagnosed with a low-grade right lat strain last weekend and later said he expects to miss only three to four starts to begin the season, but the Yankees haven't confirmed any official timeline for the 29-year-old. He's one of three rotation members opening the season on the IL, as the Yankees also deactivated Frankie Montas (shoulder) and Carlos Rodon (forearm) on Thursday.

The Yankees placed Gil (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.

Gil resumed tossing bullpen sessions in the latter stages of spring training, but he'll still require more than two months to complete his throwing progression plus a minor-league rehab assignment while he works his way back from May 2022 Tommy John surgery. His move to the 60-day injured list won't affect his recovery timeline and affords the Yankees some added flexibility with the 40-man roster in the meantime.

The Yankees recalled Brito from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday and he'll start Sunday against the Giants, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

The transaction was merely procedural, as Brito had already been confirmed as a member of the Yankees' Opening Day rotation. He's scheduled to make his first MLB start in Sunday's series finale with the Giants at Yankee Stadium.

Brito will start for the Yankees on Sunday against the Giants, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

That had been the expectation after it was announced Brito would take the rotation spot vacated by Luis Severino (lat). Brito posted a 2.96 ERA with a 91:35 K:BB in 112.2 innings with Double-A Somerset and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last season. He makes for a risky streaming option in his debut but is someone to keep tabs on.

The Orioles placed Means (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.

The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster. Means will be out until around the All-Star break as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery.

The Mariners don't plan to officially limit Kirby's innings in 2023 but will likely build him up slowly at the start of the season, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

The 25-year-old logged 130 innings in his rookie 2022 season, the most he'd worked by far in a professional career dating back to 2019. Drayer notes manager Scott Servais won't look to officially limit Kirby's innings in his second season, but the fact the right-hander will slot into the No. 5 spot in the rotation will organically afford him some time off over the course of the campaign. "Starting in the 5-hole (fifth spot in the rotation), he is going to get some extra rest between starts, which will be good for him as we ramp up throughout the season," Servais said.

Detmers' average velocity on his slider in Tuesday's exhibition contest against the Dodgers was 90.3 mph, per Jared Tims of Talkin' Halos.

Detmers' average slider was thrown at 85.8 mph last season, so the increased velocity this spring is notable. The southpaw also has shown marked gains on his fastball during the exhibition slate, throwing it about five mph faster than he did last season. Detmers had an up-and-down campaign as a rookie in 2022, but he finished with a respectable 3.77 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 22.6 percent strikeout rate. If his velocity jump this spring proves to be sustainable, Detmers could take another leap forward this season.

Cortes threw four innings in an exhibition game against Washington on Tuesday, allowing one run on three hits and one walk. He didn't strike out any batters.

The only run Cortes gave up in the outing came on a second-inning Alex Call solo homer. Cortes finished the spring slate with a 4.76 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB over 11.1 innings. The southpaw battled a hamstring issue early in camp, but he recovered in time to make three starts. Cortes is expected to make his regular-season debut at home against Philadelphia on April 3.

The Angels placed Canning (groin) on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.

Canning suffered the injury just before the end of spring training and will be sidelined for at least a couple of weeks. Tucker Davidson seems likely to serve as the Angels' sixth starter out of the gate, though Los Angeles doesn't project to need that role filled until mid-April.