Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is headed to the injury list and will miss his next start due to left shoulder inflammation, the team said Friday. “It’s just kind of a gut punch,” Sale told reporters before Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. “I hate feeling like this. I started having fun playing baseball again. And now, back to not having fun. That sucks.”The seven-time All-Star, who hasn’t had an injury-free season since 2017, left Thursday night’s start against Cincinnati in the fourth inning after two visits from the medical staff. Sale said he felt something went wrong in the second inning of Thursday night’s start against Cincinnati and struggled through another inning-plus. “I was raring back for 91 (mph),” he said. “That’s just not it. Ever.”Manager Alex Cora had expected Sale to head to the IL in remarks he made before Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Cora said Sale underwent an MRI on Friday and the team was waiting for the results.”We don’t know where we’re at,” Cora said. A day after being pulled from a start in the fourth inning, Sale told reporters that doctors weren’t sure what the injury was but he didn’t expect to need surgery. Acknowledging his past injury problems, he said he had always come back before and will do so again.”If there’s anything I can prove, it’s you’re not going to keep me down,” he said. “I’m just going to keep rolling. You knock me down I’m going to get back up. It’s obviously not where I want to be … but I’ve been through this (expletive) before.”Sale, 34, has been to the IL in each of the last five seasons, missing all of 2020 while recovering from Tommy John surgery.He has made 11 starts for the Red Sox this season, going 5-2 with a 4.58 ERA.“I was actually kind of getting used to sitting in front of you guys talking about good stuff,” Sale said. “It’s been a rocky road. I felt like I was over the hump, I really did. I felt like I was back to being myself. For something like this to happen, it’s obviously deflating.”Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
BOSTON —
Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is headed to the injury list and will miss his next start due to left shoulder inflammation, the team said Friday.
“It’s just kind of a gut punch,” Sale told reporters before Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. “I hate feeling like this. I started having fun playing baseball again. And now, back to not having fun. That sucks.”
The seven-time All-Star, who hasn’t had an injury-free season since 2017, left Thursday night’s start against Cincinnati in the fourth inning after two visits from the medical staff.
Sale said he felt something went wrong in the second inning of Thursday night’s start against Cincinnati and struggled through another inning-plus.
“I was raring back for 91 (mph),” he said. “That’s just not it. Ever.”
Manager Alex Cora had expected Sale to head to the IL in remarks he made before Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Cora said Sale underwent an MRI on Friday and the team was waiting for the results.
“We don’t know where we’re at,” Cora said.
A day after being pulled from a start in the fourth inning, Sale told reporters that doctors weren’t sure what the injury was but he didn’t expect to need surgery. Acknowledging his past injury problems, he said he had always come back before and will do so again.
“If there’s anything I can prove, it’s you’re not going to keep me down,” he said. “I’m just going to keep rolling. You knock me down I’m going to get back up. It’s obviously not where I want to be … but I’ve been through this (expletive) before.”
Sale, 34, has been to the IL in each of the last five seasons, missing all of 2020 while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
He has made 11 starts for the Red Sox this season, going 5-2 with a 4.58 ERA.
“I was actually kind of getting used to sitting in front of you guys talking about good stuff,” Sale said. “It’s been a rocky road. I felt like I was over the hump, I really did. I felt like I was back to being myself. For something like this to happen, it’s obviously deflating.”
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.