Sale, trying to bounce back from three injury-filled seasons, threw two scoreless innings Monday against the Tigers.
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MLB notebook: Boston’s Turner hit on face with pitch, gets 16 stitches
Justin Turner was taken to a hospital after being hit by Matt Manning.
MLB notebook: Red Sox reassign four players to minor league camp
Matthew Lugo, who played for the Sea Dogs, was sent to minor league camp after going 4 for 10 with Boston in spring training.
MLB notebook: Red Sox starter James Paxton leaves with hamstring injury
Paxton, making his first start of the spring, lasts just 1 2/3 innings as he tries to return from various injuries.
Red Sox notebook: Red Sox expecting Justin Turner to be J.D. Martinez’s replacement, on and off field
Justin Turner is very similar to the departed J.D. Martinez and expected to step into a leadership role.
Red Sox notebook: Sale cleared to pitch in spring training game Monday
Chris Sale has not pitched in a game since July 17, 2022.
Red Sox notebook: Pitcher Garrett Whitlock may not be ready for Opening Day
Whitlock is recovering from hip surgery and his progression is a little behind the rest of Boston’s pitchers.
Red Sox notebook: Chris Sale faces hitters for first time in seven months
Red Sox lefty Chris Sale, who has been limited him to just 48⅓ innings over the past three seasons, throws live batting practice as his family looks on.
MLB roundup: Red Sox beat Northeastern in spring training opener
Rafael Devers has an RBI single as Boston wins in its first game of the spring, and the first against Northeastern since 2020.
Red Sox notebook: Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta bows out of World Baseball Classic, won’t pitch for Canada
Nick Pivetta will skip the WBC due to a slow recovery from a bout with COVID-19.