Red Sox reliever Chris Martin placed on injured list with elbow inflammation

NEW YORK (AP) – Left-hander Cam Booser was brought up from Triple-A Worcester, and Boston Red Sox right-hander Chris Martin was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Friday due to discomfort in his right elbow.

The 38-year-old Martin pitched one inning against Miami on Thursday, when Boston made the placement effective retroactively.

“Over the course of the weekend, we’ll learn more. Following the last one, he wasn’t feeling well. Before the Red Sox’s series opener against the New York Yankees, manager Alex Cora stated, “It felt sluggish and he felt some pain.” “We believe this is a small matter, but given the season and the Monday off before the All-Star break, it doesn’t make sense to force him out there,” then he leaves us for a longer duration.”

Cora stated that Martin had discomfort during Friday’s catch game.

Anxiety kept Martin from pitching for the Red Sox from May 30 to June 19. Before the 2023 season, he inked a $17.5 million, two-year deal with Boston. In that time, he went 4-1 with a 1.05 ERA and 23 holds. This season, he has a 3.42 ERA, is 2-1, and has ten holds.

Having played in 350 games for Colorado (2014), the Yankees (2015), Texas (2018–19), Atlanta (2019–21), the Chicago Cubs (2022), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2022), and the Red Sox (2023–24), Martin is a nine-year major league veteran who is 15–18 with a 3.37 ERA.

Booser, a 32-year-old who made his debut on April 19, has 33 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched and a 3.21 ERA. He has a 7.00 ERA and is 2-2.

in six matches with Worcester.

According to Cora, first baseman Triston Casas, who hasn’t played since April 20 due to an injured left rib, took 25 swings without hitting a ball on Thursday.

Vaughn Grissom, an infielder, has been sidelined since June 1 due to a strained right hamstring. On Friday, he was scheduled for a weigh-in.