The Boston Red Sox were struck with some unfortunate news on Friday regarding oft-injured star pitcher Chris Sale, who will again be heading to the Injured List.
Sale notably missed the majority of the 2022 MLB season with a number of ailments, including a right rib fracture, broken finger, and broken wrist. He returned this season and has started 11 games for the Red Sox. Unfortunately, he will again be out of action for the foreseeable future.
The Red Sox placed Sale on the 15-day Injured List due to left shoulder inflammation.
The #RedSox today placed LHP Chris Sale on the 15-Day Injured List due to left shoulder inflammation.
In addition, the club reinstated RHP Corey Kluber from the Paternity List.
— Red Sox (@RedSox) June 2, 2023
This comes after Sale’s last start on Thursday night against the Cincinnati Reds, where he was pulled in the bottom of the fourth inning after only 59 pitches.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora and their medical trainer checked on Chris Sale, left him in the game and then a couple pitches later, removed him from the game with just 59 pitches. pic.twitter.com/3NpVDPvtwS
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 2, 2023
The MLB world took notice of this news, and are seemingly very concerned about the mounting injuries he has suffered in recent years.
I feel awful for Chris Sale the human being. The man has been battling injuries for so long. He talked about finally getting back to a place where he felt normal again and enjoyed baseball again and then got emotional talking about how that has been taken away again. It’s awful.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) June 2, 2023
Chris Sale to the IL again. pic.twitter.com/i7CxVfJ5Tc
— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) June 2, 2023
Chris Sale used to rule the world man. pic.twitter.com/x3V6YJWZQj
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) June 2, 2023
Man, this Chris Sale stuff is nothing short of heartbreaking.
— Tyler Milliken ⚾️ (@tylermilliken_) June 2, 2023
Absolutely gutted for Chris Sale. Dude was dealing, back to pre injury Sale. Praying to the baseball gods that it's not major.
— This is now a redsox account (@H4mmerz) June 2, 2023
Sale spoke about the injury in a press conference on Friday, sounding very dejected about how another injury will be taking him away from the game.
“There is something going on with my shoulder obviously. Still have some things that I have to go through to finalize what the deal is. Obviously a hit nonetheless. I got an MRI and a CT scan, and have a couple more tests that I have to go through until we can give a definitive answer. It’s just disappointing man, I hate feeling like this. I started having fun playing baseball again and now I’m back to not having fun. That sucks.”
Chris Sale: "It's just disappointing… I started having fun playing baseball again & now I'm back to not having fun. That sucks"
Sale shares how he's feeling after being placed on the 15-day IL pic.twitter.com/1oI3aTMFyX
— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) June 2, 2023
It’s hard not to feel for the guy considering he was once regarded as one of the best pitchers in baseball. Hopefully it will be a quick trip to the IL for Sale and he can come back in a timely manner for Boston.