The Cleveland Guardians have been busy making roster moves on Saturday.
For starters, they announced the activation of utilityman David Fry from the 60-day injured list, sending Lane Thomas to the injured list and designating Cody Bolton for assignment.
Additionally, they had to announce another roster move after losing right-handed reliever Andrew Walters on Friday.
The team revealed his injury, sent him to the IL, and announced his replacement: multi-inning reliever Nic Enright.
“Andrew Walters has been placed on the 15-day IL with a right lat strain. Nic Enright recalled from Columbus,” Guardians insider Tim Stebbins posted on X.
Andrew Walters has been placed on the 15-day IL with a right lat strain
Nic Enright recalled from Columbus.
— Tim Stebbins (@tim_stebbins) May 31, 2025
Walters had to leave Friday’s game in the ninth inning after complaining of pain behind his shoulder.
It was clear that he was dealing with a significant injury.
Now, we know what he is dealing with: a lat strain.
While it’s a better outcome than, say, a torn capsule or a rotator cuff injury, a lat strain is nothing to sneeze at.
It usually implies a multi-week absence that can stretch into months.
Just to name a recent example, New York Yankees starter and reigning AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil suffered one in spring training and is still a couple of weeks away from returning.
There is a non-zero chance Walters has thrown his last pitch of the 2025 season, although it’s not set in stone.
Enright, on the other hand, will get a nice chance to stick around for a long time if he performs well.
The righty pitched three innings in the last week, against the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He has a 9.00 ERA and four strikeouts.
He could offer solutions for a talented but battered pitching staff.
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