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Red Sox's Alex Cora Shares Positive Update On Johan Oviedo
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The Boston Red Sox are dealing with some key injuries to their pitching staff.
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Boston acquired Johan Oviedo from the Pittsburgh Pirates, and although he didn't make the rotation, he was expected to be an impact long-man reliever. However, Oviedo has suffered an injury, and he was placed on the IL with a right flexor strain.
Although Oviedo won't be throwing for six weeks, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the positive is that surgery isn't needed.
"Disappointed that he's going to be out for a while," Cora said, via The Athletic. "It's nothing — as of now — that needs surgery. So that's a positive."
Oviedo appeared in one game, going 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits, while striking out three and walking one.
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The right-hander said the forearm muscle is inflamed, and not the elbow ligaments, which is a positive sign for a return this year.
"Thankfully (the elbow is) really strong right now; it's just the things around it, the little muscle masses," Oviedo said. "It's still not what you want."
Along with Oviedo, the Red Sox also placed right-hander Justin Slaten on the injury list with a right oblique strain and recalled left-hander Tyler Samaniego.
The Red Sox are off to a 3-8 start.
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