Injury: Recovery AI Analyzed

Ryan Helsley (elbow) played catch again on Saturday.

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AI Summary

Ryan Helsley continues his recovery from elbow inflammation with catch sessions and is progressing through his rehab with a likely return in early-to-mid June.

Ryan Helsley Rico Garcia Baltimore Orioles

Helsley will have to check a couple additional boxes, including progressing to throwing bullpen sessions and facing hitters in live batting practice, before he's cleared to head out on a minor league rehab assignment. That ramp-up process figures to take a couple weeks, which pushes his likely return back into early-to-mid June. The hard-throwing 31-year-old stopper has been working his way back from elbow inflammation since late April. It'll be Rico Garcia handling the closing duties for the Orioles for at least another couple weeks.