The Rays announced that right-hander Joe Boyle has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right elbow strain. The placement is retroactive to April 10. Right-hander Jesse Scholtens was called up from Triple-A to take Boyle’s spot on the 26-man roster.
Tampa manager Kevin Cash told Ryan Bass and other reporters that Boyle’s MRI revealed the strain and some inflammation, without any structural damage. The plan is to “shut him down from throwing for a week…and hopefully we caught it early enough where we can start building back up,” Cash said.
Boyle himself also spoke with the media, and is “not too worried about” his elbow strain. He felt discomfort on the day following his last start on Wednesday, so the elbow wasn’t to blame for a rough outing that saw Boyle tagged for five earned runs on four hits and three walks over 4 1/3 innings against the Cubs.
Ryan Pepiot‘s season-opening IL stint (due to hip inflammation) created a spot for Boyle in Tampa Bay’s rotation, and the righty delivered a 5.17 ERA, 24.2% strikeout rate, and 9.2% walk rate over three starts and 15 2/3 innings. Apart from a significantly improved walk rate, the numbers aren’t far removed from the 5.51 ERA and 25.2K% Boyle posted over 99 2/3 innings with the Athletics and Rays over the 2024-25 seasons, with Boyle starting 19 of his 26 games in those two seasons.
Known for his high-velo and high-spin fastball, Boyle’s velocity is also down to 97.1mph after an average of 98.5mph in 2025. This could just be related to early-season build-up in a small sample size, and trading a bit of velocity for improved control is probably a good thing for Boyle in the long run. There has long been a sense that Boyle might thrive in a bullpen role, though the Rays don’t want to close the door on Boyle as a starter until his viability has been fully explored.
The IL stint will now interrupt this latest chance for Boyle to prove himself as a starter. Tampa Bay’s rotation now consists of Shane McLanahan, Steven Matz, Nick Martinez, Drew Rasmussen, and probably Scholtens in the interim until Pepiot is ready. The latest step in Pepiot’s recovery process was his first live batting practice session yesterday, so while he might not be far away from a minor league rehab assignment, Pepiot’s 2026 debut is probably a couple of weeks away.
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