Red Sox activate Bello from 15-day IL
Marlins add SS Gray to roster
The Miami Marlins purchased the contract of shortstop Tristan Gray from Triple-A Jacksonville and optioned right-hander George Soriano.
To open a spot on the 40-man roster, the Marlins placed right-hander JT Chargois (neck) to the 60-day injured list.
Gray, 28, has just two games of major league experience last season with the Tampa Bay Rays. He is back in the big leagues after signing a minor league deal with the Marlins in the offseason and earned his promotion after hitting 10 home runs with 23 RBIs at Jacksonville.
Soriano, 25, was 0-1 with a 9.26 ERA in 10 relief appearances with Miami this season.
Chargois, 33, has not pitched for the Marlins this season after dealing with neck spasms since February. In six major league seasons with five different clubs, he is 13-6 with a 3.55 ERA in 208 appearances (eight starts).
Giants send Snell on rehab assignment
The San Francisco Giants sent reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell on a rehab assignment, with his first minor league outing at Single-A San Jose.
Snell was signed by the Giants late in spring training after winning the Cy Young as a member of the San Diego Padres last season.
After a late ramp-up to get ready for major league games, Snell made just three starts before he went on the injured list April 24 with a left adductor strain.
There isn’t a designated number of rehab outings that Snell will need before he returns.
With an 0-3 record and an 11.57 ERA to start the season for San Francisco, he was nowhere near the form that led him to a 14-9 record and a 2.25 ERA in 32 starts for San Diego last season.
In nine major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays (2016-20), Padres (2021-23) and Giants, Snell is 71-58 with a 3.30 ERA in 194 career starts and has an 11.1 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio.
Snell had a similar injury twice in his career, missing about a month in 2021 and three weeks in 2022.
At the time he went on the IL in April, he was optimistic about a relatively quick return.
“I don’t think it’s as bad as what they say,” Snell said at the time, hoping he would be out only two weeks after his 15-day IL stint ran its course.
“But it’s the groin so I have no clue,” Snell said.
Snell signed a two-year, $62 million deal in March. It includes a player option after the 2024 season.
The Boston Red Sox reinstated righthander Brayan Bello from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday’s game against the visiting Washington Nationals.
Fellow right-hander Josh Winckowski was optioned to Triple-A Worcester to make room for Bello, who last pitched for Boston on April 19. Bello landed on the injured list five days later because of lat tightness.
Sunday will mark Bello’s first career appearance against the Nationals, who, like the Red Sox, will seek a series victory.
Bello, who was Boston’s Opening Day starter, is 3-1 with a 3.04 ERA in five starts this season.
Bello, who turns 25 on Friday, is 1720 with a 4.22 ERA in 46 career appearances (44 starts) in three seasons with the Red Sox.
Winckowski, 25, is 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA in 12 appearances (three starts) this season.
He is 10-12 with a 4.12 ERA in 87 career games (18 starts) with Boston.