Cardinals' Julio E. Rodriguez: Back in action at Double-A
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Double-A Springfield reinstated Rodriguez (wrist) from its 7-day injured list Wednesday.
Rodriguez is ready to play for the Double-A club for the first time since early May after he experienced a setback with the broken hamate bone he sustained in spring training back in February. The 24-year-old backstop received the green light to rejoin Springfield after completing a five-game rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
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Cardinals' Julio E. Rodriguez: Kicks off rehab assignment
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Rodriguez (undisclosed) began a rehab assignment Saturday with the Cardinals' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate, going 0-for-2 with a walk while catching three innings.
Rodriguez has been on the shelf at Double-A Springfield since May 11 with the unspecified injury. He'll likely need a few tune-up games in the FCL before Springfield activates him from the 7-day injured list.
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Cardinals' Julio Rodriguez: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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Rodriguez was reassigned to minor-league spring training Tuesday, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
The 22-year-old will likely rejoin Double-A Springfield, where he played 14 games to finish the 2019 season, hitting .222/.255/.311 with seven RBI across 47 plate appearances. Rodriguez had a great opportunity to learn from the major-league coaching staff to begin spring and will look to continue to climb the minor-league ladder this early in the year.
