Overview
- Severino left his start after throwing 23 pitches and one inning due to arm soreness during Friday’s game against the Yankees, and the team confirmed he felt tight in his throwing shoulder before exiting.
- The Athletics placed Severino on the 15-day injured list on Saturday and recalled right-hander Michael Kelly from Triple-A Las Vegas to take his roster spot.
- Severino had reported right triceps tightness after his May 21 start and had a bullpen session that seemed to go well before the club delayed his next turn for extra rest.
- The move compounds rotation strain after Aaron Civale also went to the injured list earlier this week with shoulder tendinitis and pushes the A’s to consider internal options or 40-man arms for upcoming starts.
- Severino is in the second year of a three-year, $67 million deal and his uneven 2026 results have increased scrutiny of his durability and the team’s short-term pitching depth.