The season of debuts continues, as the Mariners call up RHP Ljay Newsome amidst a series of moves in the fallout of Yusei Kikuchi’s neck spasms.
The #Mariners announce the following roster moves:
Recall LHP Taylor Guilbeau;
Select RHP Ljay Newsome;
Place LHP Nestor Cortes on 10-day IL (left elbow impingement);
Designate for assignment RHP Bryan Shaw.
Read: https://t.co/U4KjDdwsxA pic.twitter.com/Ut5wdMhtpL— Mariners PR (@MarinersPR) August 15, 2020LHP Nestor Cortes reported discomfort in his arm yesterday, which unsurprisingly has led to an IL stint, especially given the M’s are now shorter in the bullpen with multiple long relievers throwing around 50+ pitches last night.