Mariners' Mauricio Llovera: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Llovera cleared waivers Thursday and was sent outright to Triple-A Tacoma.
After acquiring Llovera from the Red Sox in January via waiver claim, he'll remain in the Mariners organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Llovera turned in a 4.89 ERA and 1.46 WHIP across 35 innings between the Giants and Red Sox last season, and he could potentially return to the majors in 2024 if Seattle runs into depth issues over the course of the season.
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Mariners' Mauricio Llovera: Nabbed off waivers by Mariners
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The Mariners claimed Llovera off waivers from the Red Sox on Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Llovera was jettisoned from Boston's 40-man roster last week and has now found a new home. The 27-year-old posted a 5.46 ERA over 25 appearances with the Red Sox in 2023. He holds a career 5.80 ERA across 54 outings at the big-league level.
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Red Sox's Mauricio Llovera: Exits 40-man roster
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Llovera was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Wednesday.
A 40-man roster move was needed in order to add Lucas Giolito, and Llovera is the casualty. Llovera, 27, collected a 5.46 ERA over 25 appearances with the Red Sox in 2023 and holds a career 5.80 mark across 54 outings at the major-league level spanning parts of four seasons.
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Red Sox's Mauricio Llovera: Shipped to Boston
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The Giants traded Llovera to the Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for minor-league reliever Marques Johnson.
Llovera was designated for assignment by San Francisco on Saturday and will retain a 40-man roster spot with his new club. The 27-year-old righty holds a 3.92 ERA and 1.09 WHIP through 20.2 frames in Triple-A this season, and he's given up just one run through 5.1 innings in the majors. Llovera doesn't have any options remaining, so he'll likely be used in middle relief out of Boston's bullpen. Kaleb Ort (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day IL to make room on Boston's 40-man roster.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Designated for assignment
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Llovera was designated for assignment by the Giants on Saturday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
San Francisco needed to clear out a 26-man roster spot for the return of Luke Jackson (back), and Llovera is out of minor-league options, thus the DFA. The 27-year-old right-hander had allowed just one run in 5.1 innings of relief this season with the Giants.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Collects win Friday
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Llovera (1-0) didn't give up a run or a hit in two-thirds of an inning, allowing one walk and picking up the win Friday versus the Pirates.
Llovera has a 3:1 K:BB over 2.2 innings across two appearances since he was selected to the Giants' roster last Thursday. The right-hander posted a solid 3.92 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 24:6 K:BB over 20.2 innings with Triple-A Sacramento prior to his promotion. With San Francisco enjoying stability in the late innings, Llovera is likely to feature in mainly low-leverage spots.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Selected to MLB bullpen
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San Francisco selected Llovera's contract from Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday.
Llovera will give the Giants a fresh bullpen arm for the final stretch of games before the All-Star break. The 27-year-old right-hander was sporting a 3.92 ERA and 24:6 K:BB through 20.2 innings of work this season at the Triple-A level.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Set to pitch Monday
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Llovera (elbow) is set to pitch in Monday's Cactus League game versus the Angels, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Llovera is in Giants camp on a non-roster invitation after signing a minor-league contract in November. He was injured in mid-July and remained out for the rest of the 2022 season with a Grade 3 right flexor strain. The right-hander appears set to ramp up in line with the rest of the Giants' relief candidates, though he'll likely need an impressive spring to work his way back onto the 40-man roster.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Re-ups with Giants
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Llovera (elbow) re-signed with the Giants on a minor-league deal Nov. 19.
One day after being non-tendered by the Giants, Llovera quickly re-upped with the organization on a new deal. Though he won't reclaim a spot on the Giants' 40-man roster, his minor-league pact will presumably allow him to compete for a spot in the big club's Opening Day bullpen during spring training. Before finishing the season on the injured list with a Grade 2 right flexor strain, Llovera posted a 4.41 ERA and 1.35 WHIP in 16.1 innings with San Francisco.
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Mauricio Llovera: Non-tendered by Giants
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The Giants declined to tender Llovera (elbow) a contract for 2023.
Llovera's contract was selected in late April and he was up and down between levels over the subsequent few months, pitching to a 4.41 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 20:8 K:BB over 16.1 innings during his time with the big club. A Grade 2 right flexor strain ended his season and it may ultimately end his time in the Giants organization.
Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Transferred to 60-day IL
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Llovera (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Llovera sustained a Grade 2 right flexor strain last week and will be unavailable for at least two months due to the injury. It's not yet known whether the Giants expect him to return for the final few weeks of the regular season, but the team signed Trevor Rosenthal (hamstring) to a one-year contract Thursday.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Placed on injured list
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Llovera was placed on the 15-day injured list with a Grade 2 right flexor strain Saturday.
Llovera exited Friday's win over the Brewers after throwing 1.2 relief innings, and he'll be forced to miss at least two weeks after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain. A timetable for the right-hander's return isn't yet clear, but he isn't eligible to be activated until at least the end of July.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Departs with flexor strain
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Llovera was removed from Friday's win over the Brewers due to a flexor strain, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Llovera entered Friday's matchup in the top of the sixth inning and allowed no hits and a walk while striking out two in 1.2 innings. However, he was removed after throwing 31 pitches. He'll undergo further testing to determine the extent of his injury, but Jakob Junis (hamstring) is a candidate to return Saturday if the Giants need a bulk reliever.
Llovera was removed from Friday's game against the Brewers with an unspecified injury, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Llovera delivered 1.2 scoreless innings before leaving with the training staff during the seventh inning. The right-hander should be considered day-to-day until more information is available.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Called up again by Giants
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Llovera was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday.
Llovera has already gone up-and-down several times this season, and the Giants decided to bring up back once more. As he did before, he will provide depth in San Francisco's bullpen.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Returns to minors
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The Giants optioned Llovera to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Llovera will lose his spot on the 26-man active roster after the Giants reinstated Alex Cobb (neck) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Sunday against the Pirates. During his week-long stay in the big leagues, Llovera tossed a scoreless inning in each of his relief appearances.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Back in big leagues
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Llovera was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento prior to Monday's game against Kansas City.
Llovera has appeared in nine games for the Giants in 2022, putting together a 5.87 ERA and 1.57 WHIP with a 9:2 K:BB across 7.2 frames. Heliot Ramos was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Optioned to Triple-A
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Llovera was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
After being called up May 16, Llovera appeared in five games, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts. He will now return to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday and wait for another shot to prove himself in the big-leagues.
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Giants' Mauricio Llovera: Returns to big leagues
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Llovera was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
The Giants will add a fresh arm to the bullpen in Llovera, who hasn't appeared for San Francisco in just over 10 days. Through four appearances in 2022, he's allowed one run on three hits and struck out five over four innings of relief work.
