Cleveland Guardians right-hander Nic Enright (lat) is currently recovering from a low-grade right-lat strain and is likely to resume throwing in the upcoming week with a projected full return to game activity in April. Enright is behind the other pitchers in spring training because of his injury and figures to get a late start to the season, which he will most likely open with Triple-A Columbus. The 28-year-old was only able to make 16 appearances (one start) at Columbus last year due to injury, but when he was on the field, he looked good. The former 20th-round pick by Cleveland in 2019 out of Virginia Polytechnic Institute held a sharp 1.06 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 31 strikeouts and five walks in 17 innings pitched. Enright is going to need to stay healthy if he wants to make his major-league debut for the Guardians at some point in 2025.
Miami Marlins right-hander Nic Enright was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma in late December, 12 days after he was taken by the Marlins in the Rule 5 draft. The 26-year-old has developed a plan of attack and has avoided chemotherapy. Instead a port was put into his chest in December and he underwent a round of immunotherapy every Thursday for four weeks. His final cycle was on Feb. 9, but he'll begin another round of treatments around July 10. Enright has no physical limitations for this spring, but he's a bit behind schedule at camp because he couldn't throw for a month. The Marlins plan to take it easy on the young reliever, who had a strong 2.88 ERA in 65 2/3 innings between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus last year in the Cleveland Guardians organization.