Red Sox supervisor Alex Cora didn’t sound optimistic Sunday that left-handed reliever Joely Rodriguez will return to the Boston bullpen for the stretch drive
In fact, Cora said there’s “an ideal chance” {{that a}} hip harm could sideline Rodriguez for the rest of the season. He was positioned on the 15-day injured itemizing on July 31, retroactive to July 29
“He had a setback, actually alongside along with his hip, so we’ll stay away from him for a while,” Cora suggested reporters Sunday morning sooner than Boston’s recreation in opposition to the Detroit Tigers. “It’s sturdy, because of he was throwing the ball properly. It’s type of similar to the upper hip, and now we have obtained to stay away from him for a while.
The Red Sox signed Rodriguez, 31, to a one-year $2 million contract that includes a $4.25 million membership risk for 2024. He started the season on the injured itemizing with a strained correct oblique, the returned with left shoulder irritation
“Now we have merely to make sure we get him correct and see the place it takes us,” Cora said
Rodriguez has a 6.55 ERA in 11 video video games with the Red Sox, allowing 9 runs (eight earned) in 11 innings. He has struck out 14 and walked six
He joined the Red Sox after stints with the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and every the New York Mets and Yankees. He has a career report of 5-9 and a 4.70 ERA in 168 video video games with one save
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