Rays second baseman Lowe put on injured list

The Tampa Bay Rays put oftinjued second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain.

Lowe was hurt on Tuesday swinging a bat in preparation to enter as a pinch hitter.

Injuries limited Lowe to 68 games in 2022 and 109 last year. He hit 39 homers and drove in 99 runs during the 2021 season. He was an AL All-Star in 2019.

Two other injured players, outfielder Josh Lowe and shortstop Taylor Walls, are set to join the Rays extended spring program for live batting practice and games.

Josh Lowe, sidelined by a right oblique strain, hit .292 with 20 homers, 83 RBIs and stole 32 bases in 2023.

Walls, a strong defensive player out following hip surgery, hit .201 with 22 stolen bases in 99 games last season.

The Rays injury-depleted rotation, with five members on the IL, got some encouraging news.

Shane Baz, who is coming back from Tommy John surgery and was shut down with an oblique injury following a simulated game on March 27, is back throwing to hitters. ROCKIES' BARD DONE FOR SEASON » Colorado right-hander Daniel Bard needs surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right elbow and will not pitch again this season.

Bard is in the final season of a $19 million, two-year deal. He has not pitched in 2024 after surgery in February to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.

Bard was bothered by elbow soreness last season, when he went 4-2 with a 4.56 ERA and one save in 50 games.

He had a career-high 34 saves for the Rockies in 2022. He missed time at the start of the 2023 season due to anxiety, which he said he experienced both on and off the field.

Bard was a first-round draft pick of Boston 2006 and made his big league debut for the Red Sox in 2009.