Yankees Reinstate Carlos Rodón From 15-Day IL

The New York Yankees announced prior to tonight's game that left-hander Carlos Rodón has been returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 15-day injured list, per the club's official account.

The timing is notable. With Max Fried back on the 15-day IL — placed there retroactive to August 14 with a left elbow bone bruise, the same injury that cost him 10 weeks earlier this season — the Yankees rotation had a vacancy that needed filling. Rodón's return steps into that gap directly, with prior reporting indicating he is set to start against the Orioles.

What we know

The Yankees announced the reinstatement officially. Rodón wore number 55 on his rehab assignment and returns to the active roster as a left-handed starter.

What remains unconfirmed

The club's announcement does not specify the nature of the injury that originally placed Rodón on the 15-day IL, nor does it detail how his rehab outings went. His workload and pitch limits for tonight, if any, have not been addressed in the official announcement.

For a rotation navigating Fried's recurring elbow issue, Rodón's availability is a meaningful development — though how he looks in his first outing back is, as always, the part nobody can announce in advance.