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Brewers activate closer Devin Williams after he missed 4 months with stress fractures in his back

Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams is ready to make his 2024 debut after missing the first four months of the season with stress fractures in his back

JULY 28, 2024 • Associated Press

Brewers acquire right-handed reliever Nick Mears from Rockies

The NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers added some depth to their injury-riddled bullpen Saturday by acquiring right-hander Nick Mears from the Colorado Rockies

JULY 27, 2024 • Associated Press

Placed on injured list The Brewers placed Zastryzny on the 15-day injured list Friday due to left elbow tendinitis, retroactive to Thursday.

Impact Zastryzny gave up his first earned run of the season during his last outing Wednesday, throwing 38 pitches while serving as Milwaukee's opener. He'll now be held out of action for at least the next two weeks as he manages his elbow injury, and Janson Junk will come up from Triple-A Nashville to fill the open spot in the Brewers' bullpen.

JULY 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on injured list The Brewers placed Zastryzny on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Thursday due to left elbow tendinitis.

Impact Zastryzny gave up his first earned run of the season during his last outing Wednesday, throwing 38 pitches while serving as Milwaukee's opener. He'll now be held out of action for at least the next two weeks as he manages an elbow injury. Janson Junk will come up from Triple-A Nashville to fill the open spot in the Brewers' bullpen.

JULY 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Slated to open Wednesday's game Zastryzny will serve as the Brewers' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Impact Zastryzny will receive his third opener assignment of the season. He hasn't recorded more than two outs in any of his 36 appearances between the majors and Triple-A Louisville this season and likely won't be asked to work more than one inning Wednesday. Jakob Junis and Bryse Wilson are candidates to cover multiple innings out of the bullpen once Zastryzny exits the contest.

JULY 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Willy Adames hits homer, drives in 4 runs as Brewers beat Nationals 9-3

Willy Adames had a homer and four RBIs, Garrett Mitchell homered for the first time in more than a year and the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a series sweep with a 9-3 victory over the...

JULY 14, 2024 • Associated Press

Opening Sunday's contest Zastryzny will serve as the Brewers' opening pitcher for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Impact Zastryzny will get the opener assignment for the second time this season, after he previously tossed a scoreless inning as a starter in his Brewers debut back on July 1 in Colorado. Colin Rea had been listed as the Brewers' scheduled starter for Sunday and will presumably be in store for his typical workload while coming out of the bullpen once Zastryzny exits the contest, likely after one or two innings.

JULY 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Contract selected The Brewers selected Zastryzny's contract from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.

Impact Zastryzny has spent all season with Nashville after signing a minor-league deal with Milwaukee during the offseason, putting up a 3.18 ERA and 0.93 WHIP alongside a 38:8 K:BB through 28.1 innings. The 32-year-old southpaw will now join the Brewers to replace Jared Koenig (forearm), who landed on the injured list, and Zastryzny will presumably work in middle relief during his stint with Milwaukee. Chris Roller was designated for assignment in order to open up a 40-man roster spot.

JUNE 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Inks MiLB contract with Brewers Milwaukee signed Zastryzny to a minor-league contract Tuesday with an invitation to major-league spring training, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Impact Zastryzny posted a rough 4.79 ERA, 1.79 WHIP and 15:13 K:BB over 20.2 big-league innings with the Pirates in 2023 and also had an underwhelming 4.41 ERA in 15 appearances at Triple-A Indianapolis. The 31-year-old left-hander will operate as organizational relief depth for the Brewers in 2024.

DECEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elects free agency Zastryzny elected to become a free agent Friday after passing through waivers unclaimed.

Impact Zastryzny was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Monday, having registered a 4.79 ERA and 15:13 K:BB across major-league innings. The lefty reliever also had a 4.41 ERA in 16.1 innings with the club's Triple-A affiliate in Indianapolis.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Loses 40-man roster spot Zastryzny was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Monday.

Impact The move clears a spot on the 40-man and 26-man rosters for Hunter Stratton. Zastryzny holds a 4.79 ERA and 15:13 K:BB over 20.2 relief innings for Pittsburgh this season.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Serving as opener Thursday Zastryzny will serve as the Pirates' opening pitcher Thursday versus the Cubs.

Impact This will be Zastryzny's first major-league start since 2016, though he'll probably only work an inning or two before giving way to bulk pitcher Andre Jackson. Zastryzny, 31, has allowed 13 runs -- 10 earned -- through 17 major-league frames in 2023.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Selected to MLB bullpen Pittsburgh selected Zastryzny's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.

Impact Zastryzny was designated for assignment by the Pirates in early July, but he remained with the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed and will now get another look in a major-league bullpen role. The 31-year-old lefty has posted a 5.29 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and 13:13 K:BB over 17 innings this season in the bigs.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Indy The Pirates sent Zastryzny outright to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.

Impact Zastryzny was DFA'd immediately after being activated from the injured list Friday, and he'll officially remain in the Pirates' farm system after clearing waivers. The 31-year-old reliever holds a 5.57 ERA in the majors since 2022, struggled during his rehab assignment with Indianapolis and no longer has a spot on the 40-man roster, so it's unlikely Zastryzny sees the majors again this season.

JULY 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Activated from IL, DFA'd Pittsburgh activated Zastryzny (forearm) from the 15-day injured list Friday and designated him for assignment.

Impact Zastryzny is recovered from the left forearm inflammation that sent him to the injured list in mid-June, but the Pirates don't have a spot for him in their bullpen. The 31-year-old left-hander had registered a 5.29 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and 13:13 K:BB in 17 innings of relief prior to the IL stint.

JULY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Set for rehab assignment Zastryzny (forearm) is set to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A Indianapolis, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact Zastryzny could return to the Pirates' bullpen by early next week if all goes well in an outing or two on the farm. He landed on the injured list June 16 due to a bout of left forearm inflammation.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on 15-day IL Zastryzny was placed on the 15-day injured list with left forearm inflammation on Friday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Zastryzny will be out of commision for at least 15 days and the Pirates selected the contract of Carmen Mlodzinski from Triple-A Indianapolis to replace him in the big-league bullpen Friday. Considering the injury is to his throwing arm, Pittsburgh will likely be cautious with Zastryzny's recovery.

JUNE 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Activated from IL Zastryzny (elbow) was activated from the 15-day injured list Friday.

Impact Zastryzny has been out since the middle of April while nursing ulnar neuritis in his left elbow, but he'll be back with the big-league club Friday. The left-hander tossed a scoreless inning with Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, allowing one hit and a walk while striking out a batter. Over seven appearances with the Pirates in 2023, Zastryzny has struggled to a 7.94 ERA and 1.94 WHIP with six punchouts over 5.2 innings. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, Miguel Andujar was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

MAY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Set for rehab assignment Zastryzny (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Indianapolis, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Zastryzny made it through a string of bullpen sessions without issue and has been cleared again for live competition. Out since mid-April due to a diagnosis of elbow neuritis, the 31-year-old left-hander could return to the Pirates' bullpen in the early part of next week if all goes well on the farm.

MAY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rob Biertempfel: Moves today by Triple-A Indianapolis: - LHP... - The Athletic Moves today by Triple-A Indianapolis: - LHP Rob Zastryzny begins rehab assignment w/Indy - RHP John O’Reilly placed on development list. - R...

MAY 16, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Throws live BP Tuesday Zastryzny (elbow) threw a live bullpen Tuesday, and he'll throw another later this week in front of a potential rehab assignment next week, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Impact Zastrynzy has been on the injured list with left ulnar neuritis since the middle of April, and it appears the southpaw has made quicker progress than anticipated. He'll likely need a week or so of rehab appearances, and then Zastrynzy has a chance to pitch in the middle of the Pittsburgh bullpen right around the start of June.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Shut down 7-10 weeks Zastryzny (elbow) will be shut down for 7-10 weeks after being diagnosed with left ulnar neuritis, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact That would figure to rule him out until at least July. Zastryzny likely will be moved to the 60-day injured list eventually.

APRIL 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to injured list The Pirates placed Zastryzny on the 15-day injured list Sunday with left elbow discomfort, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Impact Zastryzny will miss at least two weeks while he recovers from the discomfort. The southpaw has struggled to a 7.94 ERA with a 1.94 WHIP over 5.2 innings over seven appearances. Yohan Ramirez is recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to replace Zastryzny in the bullpen.

APRIL 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cruz HR, drives in lead run, Pirates top Reds on opening day

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MARCH 30, 2023 • Associated Press

Makes bullpen for PIT Zastryzny had his contract selected by the Pirates on Thursday.

Impact Zastryzny claimed the final spot in Pittsburgh's bullpen after tallying 10 strikeouts and yielding zero earned runs across 7.1 innings this spring in the Grapefruit League. The 31-year-old southpaw tends to struggle against right-handed hitters, but he's held lefties to a .174/.321/.239 slash line over parts of four major-league seasons.

MARCH 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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