With less than a month remaining until Major League Baseball’s Aug. 2 trade deadline, the Cincinnati Reds placed Tyler Mahle on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain Wednesday.
Mahle felt some discomfort in recent starts and he underwent an MRI exam this week, which showed some inflammation. Mahle will be sidelined through the All-Star break, but he says he's not concerned about his shoulder bothering him over the long term.
"It’s just a little bit of irritation and inflammation," Mahle said. "No one was scared that it was going to be anything crazy, and I don’t think so either, just the way it feels.