1:02 pm | September 7, 2018 | Go to Source | Author:
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will not return this year, manager Alex Cora said Friday.
Pedroia had additional arthroscopic surgery on his knee in July to clear up scar tissue and while he has made good progress, he will not have time to fully recover.
“He understands where he’s at,” Cora said.
Pedroia played only three games this season after undergoing a cartilage restoration procedure on his left knee last October. The surgery was expected to keep the 35-year-old out for approximately seven months. He returned to the lineup on May 26 but was back on the disabled list on June 2 with soreness in his knee.
Pedroia, a four-time All-Star and one-time MVP who has spent his entire career in Boston, was at Fenway Park on Friday, in uniform, and will stay with the team through the season.
Cora also announced that Boston ace Chris Sale, who has been on the disabled list with shoulder problems, will be the “opener” on Tuesday. Sale will go two innings, with a 40-pitch maximum, and will then be replaced by Nathan Eovaldi.
Sale has had two stints on the DL in the last six weeks and has made only one start since Aug. 12. He is 12-4 with a 1.97 ERA and 219 strikeouts in 146 innings this season.
Cora said that Sale will pitch every five days after the Tuesday start. Three innings in his second start, then four innings, buiding up to six innings and 100 pitches in his last start.
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