The Cardinals activated Robertson (elbow) from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
Robertson has moved past the right elbow injury that sent him to the IL a month ago, but he'll remain at Memphis, where he had been on a rehab assignment. The right-hander holds a 4.38 ERA and 14:2 K:BB over 12.1 innings during his time in the majors this season.
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Cardinals' Nick Robertson: Begins rehab assignment
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Robertson (elbow) allowed two runs on two hits and two walks over one inning in his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.
Robertson missed a month of action with right elbow inflammation but is now on the comeback trail. The reliever should be activated from the 15-day injured list soon but isn't a guarantee to be added back to the major-league roster at that time.
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Cardinals' Nick Robertson: Ready for live work
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Robertson (elbow) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Friday at Double-A Springfield, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
If all goes well in the live session, Robertson could stick around with Springfield and begin a rehab assignment in the coming days. Robertson turned in a 4.38 ERA and 1.38 WHIP over 12.1 innings across his eight relief appearances for the Cardinals before landing on the 15-day injured list May 26 due to right elbow inflammation.
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Cardinals' Nick Robertson: Lands on IL with elbow inflammation
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The Cardinals placed Robertson on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to right elbow inflammation, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Robertson was promoted to the big club April 21 after registering a 2.84 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over 6.1 innings with Triple-A Memphis. He's appeared in eight games for the Cardinals this season and has a 4.38 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 14:2 K:BB over 12.1 innings out of the bullpen. With Robertson on the shelf, St. Louis recalled right-hander Andre Pallante from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move.
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Cardinals' Nick Robertson: Optioned to Memphis
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The Cardinals optioned Robertson to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.
Robertson has posted a 4.50 ERA across eight innings this spring, but the Cardinals will need to see a larger sample from him before adding him to their bullpen. The 25-year-old right-hander logged a 6.04 ERA and 1.75 WHIP across 22.1 frames last season between the Red Sox and Dodgers.
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Cardinals' Nick Robertson: Traded to STL for O'Neill
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The Red Sox traded Robertson and Victor Santos (undisclosed) to the Cardinals on Friday in exchange for Tyler O'Neill (foot), Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
Robertson had a tough time finding his footing in 2023, posting a 6.04 ERA and 1.75 WHIP across 22.1 innings between the Dodgers and Red Sox. St. Louis' relatively weak bullpen gives Robertson a better chance at sticking around in the majors to begin next season, but he likely won't be relied upon in many high-leverage situations.
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Red Sox's Nick Robertson: Returns to big leagues
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Robertson was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Thursday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
He's taking the roster spot vacated by Chris Martin, whose season is over due to a viral infection. Robertson has posted a 6.33 ERA over 17 big-league appearances this season between the Dodgers and Red Sox.
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Red Sox's Nick Robertson: Recalled from Triple-A
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Boston recalled Robertson from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Robertson has been torched for 14 runs -- 11 earned -- through his first 14.1 major-league innings this season, but the Red Sox need a fresh bullpen arm leading into Sunday's series finale against the Orioles.
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Red Sox's Nick Robertson: Sent back to Triple-A
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Robertson was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Robertson allowed four runs over four frames during his brief time in Boston after coming over from the Dodgers in a trade. He's being replaced by a fresh bullpen arm in right-hander Kyle Barraclough, whose contract was selected from Triple-A in a corresponding move.
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Red Sox's Nick Robertson: Joining big club
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Robertson was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
The 25-year-old was acquired from the Dodgers in the Enrique Hernandez trade in late July and was immediately optioned to Worcester. Robertson has given up seven earned runs with 13 strikeouts over 10.1 frames in his first taste of the big leagues this year, though he's pitched well at Triple-A with a 2.87 ERA, 1.12 HIP and 46:10 K:BB over 31.1 innings.
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Dodgers' Nick Robertson: Dispatched to minors
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The Dodgers optioned Robertson from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Los Angeles will swap out one reliever for another ahead of Wednesday's series finale in Baltimore, as lefty Justin Bruihl was called up from Oklahoma City to replace Robertson on the 26-man active roster. During his latest stay with the Dodgers, Robertson made three appearances and gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out five over 2.2 innings.
