{"id":36466,"date":"2026-08-10T13:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36466"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:02:30","slug":"rays-place-right-hander-griffin-jax-on-injured-list-with-elbow-discomfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36466","title":{"rendered":"Rays place right-hander Griffin Jax on injured list with elbow discomfort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/09\/Rangers_Rays_Baseball__4258_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEATTLE \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/tampa-bay-rays\/\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> placed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/griffin-jax\/\">Griffin Jax<\/a> on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right elbow discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>The move, retroactive to Thursday, comes a day after Jax was scratched from his scheduled start against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/seattle-mariners\/\">Seattle Mariners<\/a>. Reliever Casey Legumina made the start instead, as the Rays employed a bullpen day in their 3-2 win over Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old right-hander has appeared in 29 games this season, with 18 starts, and is 6-9 with a 3.63 ERA and 100 strikeouts and 30 walks.<\/p>\n<p>Rays manager Kevin Cash said Saturday that initial tests indicated Jax\u2019s injury wasn\u2019t ligament related, and that he was already showing improvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to go see a doctor (Monday) and we\u2019ll probably know Wednesday or Thursday on something,\u201d Cash said. \u201cHe feels better today, which is very encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>RHP Michael Grove was recalled from Triple-A Durham to replace Jax on the active roster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE \u2014 The Tampa Bay Rays placed pitcher Griffin Jax on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right elbow discomfort. The move, retroactive to Thursday, comes a day after Jax was scratched from his scheduled start against the Seattle Mariners. 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