Clarifying Red Sox roster move with Nathan Eovaldi being placed on 60-day IL

Clearing up some confusion over the reason behind the Boston Red Sox moving right-hander Nathan Eovaldi to the 60-day injured list.

The Boston Red Sox announced a series of roster moves on Tuesday that included shifting right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi to the 60-day injured list. The news ignited a bit of panic throughout a portion of the fan base that worried it meant Eovaldi had suffered a setback. That simply isn’t the case.

Eovaldi was moved from the 10-day IL to the 60-day in order to free up a spot on the 40-man roster for Steven Wright, who was serving an 80-game PED suspension. Injured players on the 60-day IL don’t count toward the 40-man roster and neither do players on the…