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Rays add Brett Phillips, Hunter Strickland; Pete Fairbanks to IL

The Rays will raise the 2020 pennant today, and with the homestand comes a flurry of roster moves.

First up is the loss of Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks to a rotator cuff strain. This injury was somewhat anticipated by eagle eyed fans after Fairbanks seemed to shake his arm following this pitch in Miami (h/t Ian Malinowski):

Fairbanks made another relief appearance after that, but woke up Wednesday knowing something was wrong.

The #Rays Pete Fairbanks says he felt it the day after pitching in Boston.