Rays place LHP Garrett Cleavinger on 15-day IL with forearm tightness

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 5). Rays place LHP Garrett Cleavinger on 15-day IL with forearm tightness. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/rays-place-lhp-garrett-cleavinger-on-15-day-il-with-forearm-tightness/article_68188695-2f12-5d1b-912f-8e2ef345c56f.html

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Tampa Bay Rays left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to forearm tightness and will miss at least a week and a half of games. He had pitched in the team's win over Texas on Friday night, but was unable to record an out before being removed from the game. The Rays have called up right-hander Ty Johnson from Triple-A Durham to replace Cleavinger, who is 4-4 with a 4.79 ERA in 51 appearances. Johnson is making his major league debut after going 4-1 with a 3.03 ERA for Durham.
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The Tampa Bay Rays placed left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list with forearm tightness, before a game against the Texas Rangers. Cleavinger had pitched in the previous night's game, allowing two hits and one walk without retiring a batter. He is 4-4 with a 4.79 ERA in 51 appearances this season. To replace him, the Rays called up right-hander Ty Johnson, who was born near Globe Life Field in Texas and has a 3.03 ERA for Triple-A Durham. Johnson, who is making his major league debut, had a 4-1 record with 10 starts for Durham this season.

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ARLINGTON Texas The Tampa Bay Rays Triple-A Durham the Texas Rangers

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Texas GPE · 3× Johnson PERSON · 2× ARLINGTON GPE · 1× Cleavinger PERSON · 1× Garrett Cleavinger PERSON · 1× Rays ORG · 1× The Tampa Bay Rays ORG · 1× Triple-A Durham ORG · 1× Ty Johnson PERSON · 1× the Texas Rangers ORG · 1×

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The Tampa Bay Rays placed left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list before Saturday night’s game against the Texas Rangers with forearm tightness and called up right-hander Ty Johnson from Triple-A Durham.
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2026-09-06 · Toronto Star
Rays place LHP Garrett Cleavinger on 15-day IL with forearm tightness · assertive framing

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The Tampa Bay Rays placed left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list before Saturday night’s game against the Texas Rangers with forearm tightness and called up right-hander Ty Johnson from Triple-A Durham. asserted
Rays → place → Durham
He pitched in the Rays’ 7-6 win over Texas on Friday night, allowing two hits — including a grand slam by Elías Díaz — and one walk without retiring a batter. asserted
He → pitch → batter
Johnson, who was born about 45 miles east of Globe Life Field in Rockwall, Texas, was 4-1 with a 3.03 ERA for Durham in 21 games, including 10 starts. asserted
who → bear → starts
He is looking to make his major league debut. asserted
He → look → debut
To make room for Johnson on Tampa Bay’s 40-man roster, infielder Oliver Dunn was designated for assignment. asserted
Dunn → make → assignment
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