Feltner's Elbow Inflammation, Peralta's Call-Up

0:00It's April 25th. This is MLB News today, powered by AI tracking teams, players, and standings. Rockies just placed right-hander Ryan Feltner on the 15-day injured list with right-old nerve inflammation in his elbow. They called up lefty Sammy Peralta from AAA to fill the spot. This came right after Feltner left his star against the Padres on Thursday early, just two innings into a 10-8 loss. Andrew Warren Schaefer called it minor elbow inflammation and said the MRI looked solid. The team hopes Feltner misses only the minimum time and gets back quick to the rotation. Fans and analysts, no injuries, have dogfeltner his whole career. Last year he was limited to 30- and a third innings from back spasms in a shoulder issue. Back in May 2023, a line drive fractured his skull and gave him a concussion, cutting that season short, too. His early stats this year show a 6.30 ERA over five starts and 20 innings with batters crushing him at a 49.2 percent hard hit rate.

1:03Meanwhile, the Rockies' Metz game today got rained out, so they are set for a double-header Sunday. With the schedule already messy and Monday off, they will sort Feltner's rotation spot after that. Kyle Freeland has been out since April 13th with shoulder inflammation but through 41 pitches in a sim game Wednesday and could return soon, win eligible. That shakes up the pitching plans, but Peralta steps in now while they wait on these guys to heal up.