After weeks of labor, Bryce Miller finally placed on 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation

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Bad news, albeit with some hopeful context.

The Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday that they’ve placed RHP Bryce Miller on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, retroactive to May 12th. Correspondingly, Seattle recalled LHP Jhonathan Díaz from Triple-A Tacoma.

The move is a gutting one, but unsurprising. Despite a strong spring campaign where Miller said he felt good, he hasn’t been able to replicate that once the games started counting.