The Rays added lefty reliever Cam Booser to their 40-man roster, the workforce introduced. He won’t break camp, because the membership optioned him to Triple-A Durham. Tampa Bay positioned righty reliever Steven Wilson on the 60-day injured checklist to open a spot on the 40-man roster. He’s coping with lumbar disc irritation and can be out for at the least the primary two months of the season.
Tampa Bay additionally introduced 4 anticipated IL placements. Taylor Walls (proper indirect pressure) and Gavin Lux (proper shoulder impingement) went on the 10-day injured checklist. Ryan Pepiot (proper hip irritation) and Edwin Uceta (proper shoulder impingement) go on the shelf for at the least 15 days. The Rays can backdate these strikes to March 22.
Booser signed a minor league deal in January. That included an upward mobility clause which required the workforce so as to add him to the 40-man roster or lower him free if one other membership had been prepared to provide him a roster spot. The Rays opted for the previous route, although his two remaining possibility years meant they will nonetheless maintain him within the minors.
The 33-year-old southpaw (34 in May) had a formidable camp. He fired 11 innings of one-run ball with 12 strikeouts and 4 walks. Booser has a 95 mph fastball however leaned extra closely on his mid-80s cutter than the rest this spring. He has pitched in elements of two MLB seasons. Booser discovered success as a rookie with the Red Sox in 2024 however struggled after being traded to the White Sox a 12 months in the past. He allowed a 5.52 ERA with enormous stroll and residential run charges throughout 31 innings for Chicago, who dropped him on the finish of the 12 months.
