Chris Sale’s return from Tommy John surgery is getting closer and closer.
The Red Sox’ southpaw threw off the mound at Fenway Park Friday afternoon. Several of Sale’s teammates gathered to watch his bullpen session that appears to have the team excited.
“We need to try not to get too excited,” Cora said. “It was that good.”
Cora added that Sale told him it was the best he’s felt pitching since the surgery in March 2020.
Friday’s bullpen session is Sale’s second session at Fenway this week. He threw from the mound in the bullpen on Tuesday, joining the team for the first time after spending months rehabbing in Fort Meyers, Florida.