{"id":11581372,"date":"2025-07-27T12:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/?p=11581372"},"modified":"2025-07-27T12:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:50:25","slug":"orioles-injury-updates-rutschman-bradish-wells-akin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/2025\/07\/27\/orioles-injury-updates-rutschman-bradish-wells-akin\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles injury updates on Rutschman, Bradish, Wells and Akin"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s likely too little, too late. But the Orioles are getting healthier.<\/p>\n

Catcher Adley Rutschman and left-handed reliever Keegan Akin are on track to be reinstated from the injured list Monday ahead of the Orioles\u2019 series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, interim manager Tony Mansolino said Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Rutschman is in Baltimore on Sunday for the team\u2019s series finale against the Colorado Rockies and will go through final testing to confirm he\u2019s ready, Mansolino said. Akin is not in the building Sunday but \u201cwill most likely be active tomorrow,\u201d the interim manager added.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy guess is [Rutschman] will catch tomorrow if all checks out today,\u201d Mansolino said. \u201cIf he comes in healthy, body feels good, good chance he will be squatting behind the dish tomorrow. [Akin] pitched yesterday, so we gotta check all the boxes and make sure he recovered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, right-handers Kyle Bradish and Tyler Wells are getting one step closer to their returns. Bradish, who made his first rehabilitation start Thursday at High-A Aberdeen<\/a>, will make an appearance at Double-A Chesapeake on Tuesday, Mansolino said. Wells will make his first rehabilitation start Wednesday, also for the Baysox.<\/p>\n

Rutschman has been sidelined since June with a left oblique strain, his first time on the injured list in his career. He began his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Norfolk last week, going 2-for-15 with a double and three walks in four games for the Tides. Akin pitched in three games during his assignment between the Florida Complex League and Norfolk and allowed one run across three innings.<\/p>\n

Rutschman is one of three catchers on Baltimore\u2019s injured list, along with Gary Sanchez (back) and Maverick Handley (wrist). Akin, who has not pitched for the Orioles since June 30 with shoulder inflammation, will provide Mansolino another left-handed option out of the bullpen, a role that became more of a necessity after the club traded Gregory Soto to the New York Mets<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n

On Thursday with High-A Aberdeen, Bradish threw 37 pitches across two innings in his first time on the mound since June 2024. IronBirds manager Ryan Goll called the start, which came 13 months post-Tommy John surgery, a \u201cstep in the right progression\u201d and added that the right-hander was \u201cback to his normal self.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPositive, optimistic, felt great,\u201d Mansolino said Friday. \u201cFor the ball to come out of his hand the way that it did after missing so much time, we\u2019re real excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wells has not pitched since April 12, 2024, with an ulnar collateral ligament strain. Unlike Bradish, Wells did not undergo Tommy John surgery<\/a>, and the club has previously said Wells is about one week behind Bradish in their recoveries. Wells most recently threw a live bullpen session in Sarasota, Florida, last Sunday.<\/p>\n

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