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Out · expected back around Jun 1
Uceta pitched in only four rehab games in 2026 because of a right shoulder impingement and subscapularis strain. He tried unsuccessfully to rehab the injury before eventually going under the knife. Uceta pitched high-leverage innings for the Rays in 2024 and 2025 and could do so again, but it's no guarantee he'll be the same pitcher post-op.
2025 season (his most recent)
- GP
- 70
- W-L
- 10-3
- ERA
- 3.79
- WHIP
- 1.17
- K
- 103
- IP
- 76.0
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | @TOR | L 4-13 | - | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | @BAL | W 6-2 | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs BOS | W 7-3 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | L 7-11 | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs TOR | W 2-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | @CHC | L 3-4 | L | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 12 | @CHC | L 4-6 | - | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | @CWS | W 5-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | vs CLE | L 1-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs CLE | L 2-3 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 4 | vs CLE | W 4-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2 | vs SEA | W 6-5 | - | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | @WSH | W 7-4 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 27 | @CLE | L 3-4 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 24 | vs STL | W 7-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 21 | vs STL | L 4-7 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 20 | vs NYY | L 4-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 16 | @SF | W 2-1 | W | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 15 | @SF | W 7-6 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11 | @ATH | W 7-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 10 | @SEA | L 3-6 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 6 | @LAA | W 5-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 5 | @LAA | W 7-3 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 2 | vs LAD | W 4-0 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 30 | @NYY | L 4-5 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 28 | @NYY | W 4-2 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jul 25 | @CIN | L 2-7 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jul 22 | vs CWS | W 4-3 | W | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jul 19 | vs BAL | W 4-3 | W | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 12 | @BOS | L 0-1 | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 8 | @DET | L 2-4 | L | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 5 | @MIN | L 5-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 4 | @MIN | L 3-4 | - | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 2 | vs ATH | W 6-5 | S | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 30 | vs ATH | L 4-6 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 27 | @BAL | L 8-22 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 25 | @KC | W 3-0 | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 19 | vs BAL | L 1-4 | - | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 18 | vs BAL | W 12-8 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 13 | @NYM | W 7-5 | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 8 | vs MIA | W 3-2 | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 6 | vs MIA | W 4-3 | - | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 4 | vs TEX | W 5-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 3 | vs TEX | W 5-1 | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 1 | @HOU | L 0-1 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 29 | @HOU | W 13-3 | W | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 28 | vs MIN | W 5-0 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 23 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 21 | vs HOU | W 8-4 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| May 20 | vs HOU | W 3-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 17 | @MIA | W 4-0 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13 | @TOR | W 11-9 | W | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| May 10 | vs MIL | W 3-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 8 | vs PHI | L 6-7 | - | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 7 | vs PHI | L 0-7 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May 4 | @NYY | W 7-5 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 3 | @NYY | W 3-2 | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | @SD | W 4-2 | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 26 | @SD | W 4-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 24 | @AZ | W 7-4 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23 | @AZ | W 7-6 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 19 | vs NYY | W 10-8 | W | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 18 | vs NYY | L 0-1 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs ATL | L 4-5 | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | vs ATL | W 6-3 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | vs LAA | L 3-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | @TEX | L 3-4 | L | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | @TEX | L 4-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | vs COL | W 6-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| Sep 27 | @BOS | W 2-1 | S | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs TOR | W 4-3 | S | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs TOR | W 1-0 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | W 2-0 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | @CLE | W 3-1 | S | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | @PHI | L 4-9 | - | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | @BAL | W 2-0 | S | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 3 | vs MIN | W 2-1 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 1 | vs SD | L 3-4 | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 27 | @SEA | W 3-2 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 23 | @LAD | L 3-7 | - | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 20 | @ATH | W 1-0 | S | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 18 | vs AZ | W 8-7 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 17 | vs AZ | W 6-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 14 | vs HOU | L 1-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 11 | vs BAL | W 2-1 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 9 | vs BAL | L 1-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 4 | @HOU | W 1-0 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 3 | @HOU | W 6-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 31 | vs MIA | L 2-6 | - | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jul 28 | vs CIN | W 2-1 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jul 25 | @TOR | W 13-0 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 21 | @NYY | W 6-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 13 | vs CLE | L 2-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 7 | @TEX | L 2-13 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 3 | @KC | L 2-4 | - | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 29 | vs WSH | L 1-8 | - | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 25 | vs SEA | W 11-3 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 8 | vs CWS | L 1-4 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| May 6 | vs CWS | W 8-2 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Latest news
Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander said Tuesday that Uceta underwent arthroscopic right shoulder surgery in October and will be shelved for at least the first couple months of next season, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Uceta pitched in only four rehab games in 2026 because of a right shoulder impingement and subscapularis strain. He tried unsuccessfully to rehab the injury before eventually going under the knife. Uceta pitched high-leverage innings for the Rays in 2024 and 2025 and could do so again, but it's no guarantee he'll be the same pitcher post-op.
RotoWire via ESPN · 3d ago
Uceta (shoulder) is playing catch from 75 feet, per MLB.com.
Uceta continues to progress slowly from a right shoulder impingement and subsequent subscapularis strain. The right-hander's timeline for a return to the Rays remains murky at best, and he appears to be unlikely to be an option for Tampa Bay's bullpen until sometime in September with several hurdles still left to clear.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 15
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Monday that Uceta has yet to resume throwing and will meet with a doctor to have his nagging right shoulder injury examined, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Uceta has been limited to four rehab appearances due to a right shoulder strain and has remained shut down since he suffered a setback in late May. It's unclear whether surgery to address the injury is a possibility, but even if a procedure isn't on the table, Uceta is nowhere close to being ready to pitch in a game.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 6
Manager Kevin Cash said Friday that Uceta (shoulder) will resume his throwing program sometime around June 29, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Uceta has been shut down since he suffered a setback in late May during his recovery from a right shoulder strain, but there is now a clear end in sight to his no-throw period. An updated timeline for his return from the injured list may come after he gets through a few rounds of catch.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 19
Manager Kevin Cash said Friday that Uceta (shoulder) suffered a setback and received a PRP injection, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Uceta is now in wait-and-see mode, according to Cash. The 28-year-old Uceta has been on the injured list all season with a right shoulder impingement and now appears to be looking at an even lengthier absence. Uceta went 10-3 across 70 appearances out of the Rays' bullpen last season, logging a 3.79 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 103:27 K:BB in 76 innings.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 29
The Rays transferred Uceta (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Uceta has been on the injured list all season due to a right shoulder impingement, and he was recently shut down for another 2-to-3 weeks due to strain of the same shoulder. The move to the 60-day IL is hardly a surprise given that development, and Uceta now won't be eligible to be reinstated until late May at the earliest.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 24