Rays area Kevin Kiermaier on COVID-19-connected injured listing

ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays placed centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier on the COVID-19-connected injured record Saturday afternoon and called up reliever Joey Krehbiel, a Seminole high product.

The Rays indicated Kiermaier has now not confirmed superb for COVID-19 by noting he changed into positioned on the listing because of "typical ailment/indicators." There is no minimum live required on the COVID record.

Kiermaier changed into faraway from Friday's online game, a bit of distinctly, within the sixth inning for correct-handed hitter Manuel Margot in opposition t correct-handed reliever Drew Hutchison.

After the video game, supervisor Kevin money referred to, "KK has been under the weather; he's been scuffling a little bit, simply no longer feeling well. simply felt like at that point ... let's get him out of the ballgame. however we'll continue to assess on him."

it can be noted Kiermaier become considered within the dugout after being taken out of the video game, so he apparently changed into not eliminated particularly for COVID considerations.

Krehbiel signed with the Rays as a minor-league free agent and has had a fantastic season at Triple-A Durham with a four.19 period and 52 strikeouts in 43 innings over forty four outings. Krehbiel become brought to the forty-man roster, as Kiermaier's placement on the COVID record briefly takes him off to open a spot.

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