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The Royals optioned Morgan to Triple-A Omaha on Monday.
Morgan made one scoreless appearance during this most recent stint in the Royals' bullpen. His spot on the roster is poised to be filled by Mitch Spence, who will be summoned from Omaha to start Monday's game versus the Nationals.
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Royals' Eli Morgan: Recalled by Kansas City
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The Royals recalled Morgan from Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
The move corresponds with the Royals placing Seth Lugo on the 7-day concussion list. Morgan has split his time somewhat evenly between the majors and the minors this season. He's appeared in 13 games for the Royals and has a 5.51 ERA, 1.90 WHIP and 15:8 K:BB across 16.1 innings. Morgan could just be a placeholder in the bullpen until the Royals need to call up a starter to replace Lugo in the rotation.
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Royals' Eli Morgan: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Royals optioned Morgan to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.
Morgan pitched the last two days and three of the last four, so he's being sent out in favor of a fresh bullpen arm. The righty holds a 5.51 ERA and 15:8 K:BB across 16.1 innings during his time with the Royals this season.
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Royals' Eli Morgan: Moving up to majors
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The Royals recalled Morgan from Triple-A Omaha on Monday.
Morgan will be up with the Royals for his third stint in the majors of the season. Over seven appearances for Kansas City, the righty reliever has yielded three earned runs on eight hits and six walks over 10.1 innings. He's been even more dominant in his 11.1 innings with Omaha, submitting a spotless ERA and 0.63 WHIP while striking out 18 batters.
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Royals' Eli Morgan: Returned to Triple-A
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The Royals optioned Morgan to Triple-A Omaha on Monday.
Morgan made six relief appearances since being promoted to the big leagues on April 9, turning in a 3.68 ERA and 1.64 WHIP with five walks and four strikeouts over 7.1 innings. He'll head back to Omaha, where he'll serve as organizational bullpen depth.
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Royals' Eli Morgan: Back in majors
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The Royals recalled Morgan from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Morgan came up from Triple-A as the 27th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Brewers, during which he gave up a hit and a walk while striking out five batters over three shutout innings. He'll now return to Kansas City alongside Mitch Spence to give the Royals a couple of fresh bullpen arms, replacing Luinder Avila and Steven Cruz.
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Royals' Eli Morgan: Back to Triple-A after twin bill
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The Royals returned Morgan to Triple-A Omaha following Saturday's doubleheader with the Brewers.
Morgan will head back to Omaha following a dominant relief outing in his Royals debut Saturday. After Kansas City called up the veteran righty from Omaha ahead of the second game of the twin bill and designated him as its 27th man, Morgan proceeded to strike out five batters while allowing two baserunners over three scoreless frames en route to earning his second career save in the Royals' 8-2 win.
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Royals' Eli Morgan: Optioned after getting 40-man spot
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The Royals selected Morgan's contract from Triple-A Omaha and optioned him to Omaha on Wednesday.
The Royals will give Morgan a spot on the 40-man roster -- presumably to keep him from opting out of his minor-league deal -- but will stash him in the minors. Morgan had a rough 2025 season with the Cubs, but he posted a 3.27 ERA from 2022-to-2024 out of the Guardians' bullpen.
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Royals' Eli Morgan: Gets look from KC
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Morgan signed a minor-league contract, which includes an invitation to spring training, with the Royals on Thursday.
Morgan had a few strong seasons in Cleveland, but struggled with both injuries and his performance as a member of the Cubs in 2025. If he regains his past form, he could have a path to a spot in the Royals' bullpen to begin the new campaign.
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Eli Morgan: Parts ways with Cubs
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The Cubs non-tendered Morgan on Friday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Morgan gave up 10 earned runs over just 7.1 innings with the Cubs before landing on the injured list in mid-April with an elbow impingement. He wasn't able to recover in time to make another appearance in the big leagues during the regular season, and he'll now look to free agency for his next gig. The 29-year-old righty is just one year removed from recording a 1.93 ERA over 42 innings with the Guarduans, so he may still attract a fair amount of interest in the open market.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Activated and optioned
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The Cubs activated Morgan (elbow) from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.
Morgan had been on the shelf since mid-April with an elbow impingement. He's healthy again after submitting a 1.69 ERA in 10.2 innings over a nine-appearance rehab assignment at Iowa, but he'll end up sticking around at the Triple-A level since the Cubs don't have room for him in the big-league bullpen at the moment.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Begins rehab assignment
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Morgan (elbow) tossed a perfect inning in his first rehab appearance with High-A South Bend on Wednesday.
Morgan initially went down with a right elbow impingement in mid-April and then suffered a setback while on his initial rehab assignment in mid-June. He's now getting back on track and could rejoin the Cubs' bullpen around Sept. 1 if all goes well.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Making progress in rehab
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Morgan (elbow) has built back up to throwing off a mound, but he's without a definitive target date for a return from the 60-day injured list, MLB.com reports.
Morgan is dealing with a right elbow impingement, which has kept him out since the middle of April. After beginning a rehab assignment in June, the veteran reliever suffered a setback, and he's been slowly building himself back up since then. While his ability to throw off a mound is a good sign, Morgan doesn't appear particularly close to returning from the 60-day injured list.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Resumes rehab assignment
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Morgan (elbow) began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Thursday.
Morgan previously kicked off a rehab assignment in mid-June, only to be pulled off the assignment due to a setback. The right-hander has apparently resumed throwing recently without issue, so he'll now restart his assignment in Arizona and will likely eventually move up to Triple-A Iowa before getting activated from the 60-day injured list.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Suffers setback during rehab
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Thursday that Morgan (elbow) is seeking a second opinion on his injury after he suffered a setback during his second rehab appearance with Triple-A Iowa on June 17, MLB.com reports.
Counsell didn't go into specifics regarding a treatment plan for Morgan, but the fact that the right-hander requires a second opinion suggests that surgery could be on the table. Morgan has been on the injured list since April 15 due to right elbow neuritis.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Begins rehab assignment
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Morgan (elbow) struck out two over a perfect inning in his rehab appearance Saturday in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.
Morgan has been sidelined since the middle of April due to the right elbow injury, so he'll need several rehab appearances before being activated from the 60-day injured list. He'll likely return to a low-leverage role in the Chicago bullpen once he proves he's healthy.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Moved to 60-day IL
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The Cubs transferred Morgan (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
A right elbow impingement sent Morgan to the injured list April 15, and his move to the 60-day IL will ensure he remains out until at least mid-June. The 28-year-old southpaw will be replaced by Cade Horton on the 40-man roster.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Shut down for 2-to-3 weeks
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Morgan will be shut down from throwing for 2-to-3 weeks after being diagnosed with right elbow neuritis, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
It's not clear whether that 2-to-3 week clock started last week when Morgan first went on the 15-day injured list, or this week when Counsell was asked about the reliever. Either way, Morgan will not throw for a bit longer and then will have to be built back up, so he figures to be sidelined for several more weeks.
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Cubs' Eli Morgan: Placed on injured list
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The Cubs placed Morgan on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow impingement, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Morgan's elbow forced him to make a premature exit from Monday's game. He'll now be forced to miss another couple of weeks as he moves to the IL, though it remains unknown if he'll require more than a minimum-length stay. Luke Little and Daniel Palencia will come up from Triple-A Iowa to help make up for the loss of Morgan and Nate Pearson, who was optioned to Iowa on Tuesday.
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