HOUSTON — James Paxton is back with the Mariners. But when he’ll return to the rotation is still yet to be determined. After staying in Seattle the past four days due to an illness, Paxton was feeling well enough to join the team in Houston. He arrived on Sunday evening. He’s also no longer contagious, which was a factor in him remaining in Seattle.
“They wouldn’t let me come back till I wasn’t contagious,” he said.
This isn’t an official diagnosis by Paxton or the medical staff, but he had “Flu-monia”
“The doctor said it was influenza with pneumonia to go with it,” Paxton said.