Gavin Lux Pulled Off Rehab With Shoulder Injury

"The Rays are pulling off his rehab assignment with a left shoulder injury, manager Kevin Cash tells Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times. He'll go for imaging later in the week, and Cash said he'll be out of action "for the foreseeable future.""

"Lux has yet to make his team debut. The Rays acquired him from the Reds over the offseason and said he'd be their primary second baseman. Lux has battled various injuries over the past couple months. He was nagged by oblique discomfort during Spring Training, then suffered a right shoulder impingement in mid-March. Lux then tweaked his left ankle in April. That halted his rehab assignment for a couple weeks."

"The ankle injury meant Lux has had two rehab stints without making it back to the MLB roster. He has appeared in 21 Triple-A games overall, hitting .200 with one home run across 90 plate appearances. He has taken 20 walks while striking out 23 times."

"Tampa Bay will now await the imaging from what is evidently a new injury. It seems inevitable he'll be moved to the 60-day injured list once the Rays need a roster spot. That'd backdate to Opening Day, meaning he'd be eligible to return in less than two weeks. Given Cash's comments, he's almost certainly not going to be ready by then."

Tommy Lux is on a rehab assignment for a left shoulder injury and will undergo imaging later in the week. Manager Kevin Cash said Lux will be out of action for the foreseeable future. Lux has not yet debuted for the team after being acquired from the Reds to serve as the primary second baseman. He has dealt with multiple injuries, including oblique discomfort in spring training, a right shoulder impingement in mid-March, and a left ankle tweak in April that delayed rehab. The ankle injury led to two Triple-A rehab stints without reaching the MLB roster. Lux has played 21 Triple-A games, hitting .200 with one home run, 20 walks, and 23 strikeouts. Tampa Bay will likely place him on the 60-day injured list, which would backdate to Opening Day, but he is unlikely to return within two weeks. The injury complicates his upcoming free agency and affects Tampa Bay’s plans for middle infield depth, where a second-base platoon has produced league-average offense.

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