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Padres’ Keone Kela: Available in relief Saturday
Keone Kela (forearm) is scheduled to pitch as a reliever in Saturday’s spring game against the Dodgers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.Kela dealt with forearm tightness over the final month of the 2020 season, but he’ll make his spring debut with his new club Saturday. Barring any setbacks, the right-hander will presumably be able to build up in time for Opening Day.
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Padres’ Keone Kela: Signs with Padres
Keone Kela (forearm) signed a contract with the San Diego Padres on Sunday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports.Kela missed the final month of the 2020 season due to forearm tightness, and it’s not yet clear whether he’s fully healthy. The terms of his deal with the Padres aren’t known, but he should serve as a late reliever for his new club after posting a 2.27 ERA and 1.07 WHIP over 31.2 innings across the past two seasons with the Pirates.
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Pirates’ Keone Kela: Shifts to 45-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred Keone Kela (forearm) from the 10-day injured list to the 45-day IL on Sunday.Kela wasn’t a candidate to rejoin the Pirates before Sunday’s season finale in Cleveland, so his move to the 45-day IL was merely designed to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for catcher Andrew Susac. Viewed by many as the frontrunner to close for the Pirates this season, Kela was limited to just three appearances, as he missed time after testing positive for COVID-19 before being shut down with forearm tightness in August. He didn’t record a save in any of those outings.
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Pirates’ Keone Kela: Shifts focus to offseason
Keone Kela (forearm) is playing light catch on flat ground but has shifted his focus to preparing for the offseason, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.Kela has been on the injured list for nearly a month, and he won’t return during the 2020 season as he continues to recover from right forearm tightness. It’s unclear whether the right-hander will return in time for spring training in 2021 after making just three appearances this season.
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Pirates’ Keone Kela: May not return
Keone Kela (forearm) continues to work toward his return, though the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t sure he’ll have time to do so before the end of the season, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.The righty has missed nearly a month with forearm tightness, though he’s been able to throw for almost two weeks. The Pirates haven’t officially ruled him out for the year, but general manager Ben Cherington said Tuesday that “the calendar is starting to work against us a little bit.”
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Pirates’ Keone Kela: Throws off mound
Keone Kela (forearm) has thrown off a mound, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.Kela has been increasing his throwing program since suffering a forearm injury Aug. 21. The right-hander still hopes to return to the mound this season, but it’s unclear when he could do so. The right-hander has made only three appearances during his injury-plagued season, but he could reclaim his closing role once he’s healthy.
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Pirates’ Keone Kela: Nearing bullpen session
Keone Kela (forearm) played catch from 120 feet Wednesday and could throw a bullpen session later this week, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.The 27-year-old landed on the injured list last week with right forearm tightness, but he wasn’t prevented from throwing for too long. Kela is unlikely to be activated when eligible to return this weekend, but his return may not be far off with a successful bullpen session.
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Pirates’ Keone Kela: Lands on IL with forearm injury
Keone Kela was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with right forearm tightness, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.The move is retroactive to Aug. 24, so Kela could return as soon as Sept. 4, but given the nature of the injury, it’s possible he won’t return anytime soon. The Pittsburgh Pirates said Kela was “available” Tuesday, which was either untrue or he suffered a setback. The back end of the bullpen has been decimated by injuries, so it’s unclear who would get a save chance in the short term, but Richard Rodriguez might be the top option.
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Pirates’ Keone Kela: Unable to throw
Keone Kela (forearm) won’t throw until the tightness in his arm resolves itself, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.Medical staff director Todd Tomczyk said that Kela is taking part in advanced plyometric work that will prepare him to throw, but he has not played catch since his brief one-batter appearance at PNC Park on Friday. The team has no current timetable for his return.
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Pirates’ Keone Kela: Hasn’t thrown since Friday
Keone Kela (forearm) still hasn’t thrown since Friday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.This does not align with recent reports that he is available out of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen. For now it seems we should consider him day-to-day.
