Overview

• Rodriguez felt “sluggish” in a March spring training start before an MRI revealed elbow inflammation and a mild lat strain.
• He has been throwing off flat ground for the past two to three weeks and plans to resume mound work next week.
• This marks his third lat injury in four years, including a season-ending strain last July.
• Baltimore’s rotation sits fourth worst in MLB with a 5.23 ERA after Corbin Burnes departed in free agency.
• Interim manager Tony Mansolino says there is strong optimism Rodriguez will rejoin the staff in the second half.