Chris Sale's injury-plagued tenure with the Red Sox took an even more surreal turn.
The left-hander will miss the rest of his season after breaking his right wrist in a cycling accident on Saturday, the team announced Tuesday morning. Sale underwent surgery on Monday, and Boston expects the seven-time All-Star to be ready for spring training. After breaking his pinky finger in his return match, he was already out of the line-up. He played catch for the first time on Friday since having surgery to repair his finger.
The 33-year-old has his season debut until July 12. did not fulfill After he was diagnosed with a broken rib during spring training. Sale's 2019 season was cut short due to inflammation in his elbow, and after undergoing Tommy John surgery, COVID-shortened he missed the 2020 season. He made his comeback in August 2021.
Sale, who signed his five-year $145 million contract extension with the Red Sox in 2019, has only pitched 48 1/3 innings in the last three years.
