TBO Rays · Aug 16, 2019
Rays call up Peter Fairbanks, reliever who throws ‘lightning bolts’
Reliever Peter Fairbanks, acquired by the Rays in a trade this season, has been called up and could make his Rays debut this weekend against Detroit. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays are calling up hard-throwing reliever Peter Fairbanks.
Acquired in July from Texas, Fairbanks, 25, has worked 10\u2153 innings for Triple-A Durham and struck out 19.
Fairbanks returned to action this season after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery and made his big-league debut in June, pitching in eight games (one against the Rays) while compiling an 0-2, 9.35 record and striking out 15 in 8\u2154 innings, averaging 97 mph with his fastball.