INJURY UPDATES
RHP Walker Buehler
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: May 2 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 29)
Expected return: Mid May
Status: Buehler might miss just two starts, according to Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who added that the righty might just miss two starts. He is first eligible to return on May 14. (Last updated: May 2) More >>
2B/OF Kristian Campbell
Injury: Right rib discomfort
Expected return: May 3
Status: Campbell was scratched roughly an hour before the May 1 series finale in Toronto with right rib discomfort and was also out of the lineup the next day. Red Sox manager Alex Cora thinks the American League Rookie of the Month for April will be in the lineup on May 3. (Last updated: May 2)
OF Masataka Yoshida
Injury: Right shoulder labrum tear
IL date: March 27 (10-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: June at earliest
Status: Yoshida isn't responding with his throwing program the way the Red Sox had hoped, and he underwent an MRI on his surgically repaired shoulder on May 2. (Last updated: May 2)
RHP Kutter Crawford
Injury: Right patellar soreness
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: June at earliest
Status: Crawford reported to Fort Myers, Fla., on April 24 and will face hitters in the upcoming days. (Last updated: April 29)
RHP Richard Fitts
Injury: Right mild pectoral strain
IL date: April 13 (15-day IL)
Expected return: May
Status: As of April 24, he was playing catch out to 120 feet and, in the words of manager Alex Cora, "feeling better." He still isn’t throwing off the mound. (Last updated: April 27) More >>
LHP Patrick Sandoval
Injury: Recovering from left UCL injury
IL date: Feb. 15 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Midseason
Status: Won't pitch until midseason at the earliest. As of March 21, he was throwing out to 105 feet. (Last updated: March 27)
LHP Chris Murphy
Injury: Underwent Tommy John surgery on April 10, 2024
IL date: March 27 (60-day IL)
Expected return: After the All-Star break
Status: Murphy recently started to throw off the mound as he continues to progress from his surgery. (Last updated: March 27)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 2
• C Connor Wong reinstated from 10-day injured list
• C Blake Sabol optioned to Triple-A Worcester
• RHP Walker Buehlerplaced on 15-day injured list (retroactive to April 29)
• RHP Hunter Dobbinsrecalled from Triple-A Worcester
April 30
• RHP Lucas Giolito reinstated from 15-day injured list
• LHP Brennan Bernardino placed on bereavement list
April 24
• RHP Luis Guerrero recalled from Triple-A Worcester
• RHP Josh Winckowski optioned to Triple-A Worcester