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Season Opening Injured Reserve

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Asked Dec 20, 2024 by Brian R.

Can a player on SOIR be waived to the minors before he has fully recovered from his injury

Answer

Jan 10, 2025

Any player that is waivers eligible can be waived at any time. However, injured players cannot be sent down. So a player on SOIR could be waived, but even if he clears, he cannot be sent down until he has fully recovered.

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