Rays reinstate RHP Cole Sulser (back) from 15-day IL

The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list on Saturday and optioned fellow right-hander Hunter Bigge to Triple-A Durham.

Sulser had been sidelined with a low back strain.

He is 1-0 with two saves and a 3.68 ERA in 18 appearances (one start) this season.

Sulser, 36, is 11-14 with 17 saves and a 3.53 ERA in 175 career appearances (three starts) with five teams.

Bigge, 27, is 1-1 with a 6.98 ERA in 18 relief appearances this season.

He has the same record with a 4.18 ERA in 50 career appearances (one start) with the Chicago Cubs and Rays.

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This story was originally published May 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM.