A knee damage has stored Kutter Crawford from making his 2025 debut for the Boston Pink Sox, however a more moderen ailment is anticipated to maintain the right-handed pitcher sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Chatting with reporters on Wednesday forward of his crew’s collection finale on the Los Angeles Angels, Boston supervisor Alex Cora stated that Crawford will bear proper wrist surgical procedure and is “probably” out for the yr.
Crawford, 29, opened the season on the injured checklist with proper patellar tendinopathy. He battled by means of a knee damage all through the 2024 season, throughout which he made a career-high 33 begins and 183 2/3 innings pitched. The damage reportedly subsided with remedy over the winter earlier than flaring up simply earlier than spring coaching.
In response to Cora, Crawford injured his wrist in an off-field incident, though the supervisor didn’t present further particulars apart from emphasizing that it was not as a consequence of irresponsible exercise. Cora first made point out of Crawford’s newest damage whereas the Pink Sox have been in San Francisco over the weekend, noting that the pitcher was flying to Boston for an MRI on his wrist.
In components of 4 seasons with Boston (2021-24), Crawford has gone 18-31 in 86 video games (69 begins) with a 4.56 ERA, 118 walks and 389 strikeouts, together with a career-best 175 in 2024.
–Discipline Stage Media
