The New York Yankees will activate left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodon from the injured list and give him the start Tuesday at the Baltimore Orioles.
Rodon last appeared in a game June 28 and was placed on the 15-day injured list July 3 after reporting left elbow inflammation. He received platelet-rich plasma injections amid his recovery.
He made two rehab starts in recent days, one at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and one at Double-A Somerset. In the latter, he tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings with two hits and seven strikeouts.
Rodon, 33, had surgery last October to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow. His season debut was delayed until May 10 due to a right hamstring issue in spring training.
Rodon was 4-2 with a 3.30 ERA in nine starts before being placed on the IL. In 12 seasons with the Chicago White Sox (2015-21), San Francisco Giants (2022) and Yankees (2023-26), the three-time All-Star is 97-74 with a 3.72 ERA, 1,461 strikeouts and 503 walks.
The Yankees were off Monday before opening a three-game divisional series in Baltimore. They began the week in the first American League wild-card position and 5 1/2 games out of the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in the East.
Pitching has been the team’s strength, as New York leads the major leagues in ERA (3.26) and starters’ ERA (3.38). Rodon returns to a rotation that features stars Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Cam Schlittler; both Cole and Fried missed parts of this season due to injury.