Remember Carson Smith? You’d be forgiven if that name hasn’t been at the forefront of your thoughts over the past year. Since coming over to the Red Sox as the main piece for Wade Miley in a trade with the Seattle Mariners 18 months ago, he’s pitched a grand total of 2.2 innings in a Red Sox uniform due to a year-long recovery process from Tommy John surgery.
According to Evan Drellich of CSN New England, he’s close to a return, though.
Following surgery last May, many pointed to June as the likely time of return.