{"id":51172,"date":"2022-06-15T02:46:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T02:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/chris-sale-33-simply-focused-on-getting-back-out-there-for-boston-red-sox-as-a-starter-or-reliever\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T02:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T02:46:13","slug":"chris-sale-33-simply-focused-on-getting-back-out-there-for-boston-red-sox-as-a-starter-or-reliever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/chris-sale-33-simply-focused-on-getting-back-out-there-for-boston-red-sox-as-a-starter-or-reliever\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Sale, 33, simply focused on &#8216;getting back out there&#8217; for Boston Red Sox, as a starter or reliever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Left-handed pitcher Chris Sale, a veteran with 241 starts in his career, told reporters Tuesday at Fenway Park that he&#8217;d be willing to return from injury as a reliever.<\/p>\n<p>Working his way back to the Boston Red Sox after suffering a stress fracture in his rib cage, Sale, 33, threw a live bullpen session on Monday, and is in line to throw another on Thursday at Fenway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For sure,&#8221; Sale said regarding the bullpen.  &#8220;I think, at this point, nothing really matters other than getting back out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sale spoke in the Red Sox dugout before Boston opened a series against the Oakland Athletics.  He has watched from afar as his teammates have rallied from a slow start to jump into wild-card contention in the American League.  Boston had won eight of 10 headed into the Oakland series and began play Tuesday 3\u00bd games out of the AL&#8217;s second wild-card slot.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Just as Boston has rallied, the starting rotation has had to be shuffled amid other injuries.  Nathan Eovaldi, the team&#8217;s Opening Day starter, and Garrett Whitlock are both on the 15-day injured list.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sale, who said he was a &#8220;blank sheet of paper&#8221; that the Red Sox could place where they see fit, could be sent on a rehabilitation stint in the minor leagues, should he throw well Thursday.  He has tossed just 42\u2154 innings for the Red Sox since the end of 2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>Sale did have to pause his recovery with a medical, non-COVID-19 situation that delayed his throwing process 10 days, and took the time Tuesday to elaborate to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had some stuff come up. Given some family history stuff, I had to check off some boxes for some scary things,&#8221; he said.  &#8220;Luckily, it all came back in the clear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sale is 114-74 with a 3.03 ERA and 2,059 strikeouts across his major league career.  Relieving is not entirely new to him as he has posted 12 saves.  He is signed through 2024, when a five-year, $ 145 million deal with Boston comes to an end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-handed pitcher Chris Sale, a veteran with 241 starts in his career, told reporters Tuesday at Fenway Park that he&#8217;d be willing to return from injury as a reliever. 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