VIA PRESS RELEASE — The Tampa Bay Rays have signed right-handed pitcher Tyler Glasnow to a two-year contract extension through the 2024 season.
Glasnow, 29, has not pitched this season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, performed by Dr. Keith Meister on August 4, 2021. He left his start on June 14, 2021 at the Chicago White Sox after four innings due to injury. At the time of his injury, he ranked second in the majors with 123 strikeouts and ranked sixth in the AL with a 2.66 ERA (88-IP, 26-ER).
Through his rehab process, he began throwing from the bullpen on July 23 and progressed to live BP on August 20.