The Brewers activated Romero (appendectomy) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
Romero underwent an appendectomy in mid-July when he was still a member of the Cardinals organization. He's ready for his Brewers debut now after making two scoreless rehab appearances.
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Brewers' JoJo Romero: Ready for rehab assignment
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Romero (appendectomy) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday at High-A Wisconsin.
The 29-year-old southpaw will be making his organizational debut, after the Cardinals placed him on the injured list coming out of the All-Star break following his emergency appendectomy before trading him to the Brewers on Aug. 3. Because he's been out for more than a month, the Brewers will likely want Romero to make multiple appearances in the minors before clearing him to join the big-league bullpen. He could be a candidate for activation when the roster expands to 28 men Sept. 1.
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Brewers' JoJo Romero: Facing hitters Friday
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Romero (abdomen) will throw a live batting practice session Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Romero is slated for a multi-inning bullpen session Tuesday before facing hitters Friday. If things go well during his live BP, Romero will be cleared to begin a rehab assignment. Coming back from an appendectomy, Romero should join the Brewers' bullpen later this month.
Romero (abdomen) is expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list before the end of August, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Romero was dealt from the Cardinals to the Brewers at the deadline, but he's been on the shelf since July 14 due to appendicitis. While initial injury updates while he was with the Cardinals pointed to a mid-August return, McCalvy notes that Romero still needs to successfully make it through several side sessions and a rehab assignment, which should set him up for his Milwaukee debut before the end of the month.
The Brewers acquired Romero (abdomen) and Dustin May from the Cardinals on Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Romero has been shelved since mid-July following an emergency appendectomy, but he's expected to be ready to return in mid-August. The southpaw has authored a 3.35 ERA and 43:16 K:BB over 43 innings this season and is an impending free agent.
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Cardinals' JoJo Romero: Expected back by mid-August
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Romero (abdomen) has resumed light baseball activities and is expected to rejoin the active roster by mid-August, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Romero underwent an emergency appendectomy in mid-July. The impending free agent is a trade candidate and could still be dealt before Monday's deadline even though he will not be available to pitch for more than a week. Romero has authored a 3.35 ERA and 43:16 K:BB over 43 innings this season.
Cardinals' JoJo Romero: Likely out more than 15 days
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The Cardinals do not expect Romero (appendicitis) to be ready for activation from the 15-day injured list when first eligible, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Romero is doing well after being treated for appendicitis last week, but a return before the end of July appears unlikely. The injury complicates Romero's appeal to contenders ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline, though injured players can be dealt. Romero holds a 3.35 ERA and 43:16 K:BB over 43 innings this season and is slated to reach free agency this winter.
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Cardinals' JoJo Romero: Battling appendicitis
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The Cardinals placed Romero on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Tuesday, due to appendicitis.
Romero has been one of the most reliable members of St. Louis' bullpen as of late, allowing just two runs (one earned) while striking out nine batters and walking four across his last 10 innings, but he'll now have to wait until at least July 29 to make his first appearance of the second half. Scott Blewett will come up from Triple-A Memphis to fill the vacancy in the bullpen.
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Cardinals' JoJo Romero: Piling up holds
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Romero leads all of baseball with 20 holds this season.
While the left-handed reliever has been valuable for leagues that have holds as a category, he's trended in the wrong direction since the beginning of June in yielding eight runs over 10.1 innings. Romero is the only trusted lefty reliever the Cardinals have, so he should continue to stay busy, though the impending free agent will be a trade candidate this month.
Romero was charged with a blown save after allowing a hit and striking out one over one inning during a 2-1 loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday. He allowed two inherited runners to score.
Starter Dustin May fired seven no-hit frames before giving up two hits to open the eighth, and Romero was called upon to escape the jam. The left-hander nearly did so unscathed, inducing a fielder's choice grounder and recording strikeout before a single and an error brought home two runs for Milwaukee. Despite the blown save, Romero has been cruising through his last 10 appearances, tallying six holds and allowing just one earned run while striking out 12 through 10.2 innings.
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