Overview
- Tampa Bay removed Yoendrys Gomez from the 40-man roster to clear space for Garrett Cleavinger’s return from the 15-day injured list.
- A designation for assignment exposes a player to waivers, and Gomez can refuse a Triple-A outright and choose free agency because he has been outrighted before.
- Gomez struggled to miss bats and throw strikes, recording a 6.23 ERA in 17 1/3 innings for the Rays this season and a 5.11 ERA across 93 1/3 career MLB innings.
- Cleavinger resumes the primary lefty role in the bullpen despite a 7.71 ERA in a tiny early-season sample, supported by steady performance with Tampa Bay since 2022.
- The Rays acquired Gomez in a November trade with the White Sox that also brought reliever Steven Wilson, who is on the 60-day injured list.