BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today placed right-handed pitcher Walker Buehler on the 15-Day Injured List (retroactive to April 29) with right shoulder bursitis. To fill his spot, the club recalled right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins from Triple-A Worcester.
Buehler, 30, has made six starts this season, going 4-1 with a 4.28 ERA (16 ER/33.2 IP) with 29 strikeouts. Originally selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round (No. 24 overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, the Kentucky native has gone 51-23 with a 3.31 ERA (275 ER/747.1 IP) and 783 strikeouts in 137 career games (128 starts) with the Dodgers (2017-24) and Red Sox (2025).
Dobbins, 25, has made two starts for Boston this season, his Major League debut, allowing four runs (three earned) with 11 strikeouts in 11.0 innings. The right-hander has also pitched in three games (one start) for Worcester, most recently tossing 6.0 innings with one run and four hits allowed in a start on April 24 vs. Syracuse. Selected by the Red Sox in the eighth round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, the Texas native has posted a 3.88 ERA (138 ER/320.0 IP) with 317 strikeouts in 65 career minor league games (62 starts).