BOSTON – (Staff Report from Official Team Announcements) – The Boston Red Sox placed right-handed pitcher Garrett Whitlock on the 15-Day Injured List (retroactive to April 25) due to right elbow ulnar neuritis. To fill Whitlockโs spot on the active Major League roster, the club recalled right-handed pitcher Brayan Bello from Triple-A Worcester. Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement on the transactions.
Whitlock, 26, last started on Saturday in Milwaukee, allowing five runs in 4.0 innings. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 6.19 ERA (11 ER/16.0 IP) in three Major League starts this season. Selected by Boston in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft, he is 13-8 with a 3.06 ERA (57 ER/167.2 IP) in 80 career appearances (12 starts) with the Red Sox (2021-23).
Bello, 23, was optioned to Worcester on Monday. The right-hander last pitched on Sunday in Milwaukee, allowing three runs over 4.2 innings in Bostonโs 12-5 win. The Dominican native owns a 5.29 ERA (38 ER/64.2 IP) in 15 career Major League outings (13 starts) with the Red Sox (2022-23).
In addition, infielder Yu Chang yesterday underwent a successful left hamate excision. The procedure was performed by Dr. Matthew Leibman at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Typical return from the surgery is a relatively quick six weeks.
Lastly, the Sox claimed right-handed pitcher Justin Garza off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester.
Garza, 29, has pitched in 21 Major League games, all with Cleveland in 2021 when he posted a 4.71 ERA (15 ER/28.2 IP) with 29 strikeouts. This season, he has made six appearances with Triple-A Salt Lake, allowing four runs on six hits in 8.1 innings (4.32 ERA). Selected by Cleveland in the eighth round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Cal State Fullerton, the right-hander has pitched in 137 minor league games (50 starts), going 18-27 with 14 saves, a 4.65 ERA (193 ER/373.1 IP), and 367 strikeouts.