Boston.com · Aug 5, 2020
Former Red Sox 1st-round pick Jay Groome is working his way back
Jay Groome has not pitched in a game since undergoing Tommy John surgery in May 2018Jay Groome, a highly-touted Red Sox prospect whom the team selected in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft, is on the mend.
The left-handed pitcher, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2018, has thrown just 66 innings in stints between minor league stops in Greenville and Lowell since being drafted, and only four innings since the surgery. Now, Groome is part of the Red Sox’ player pool that was sent to work out at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, but he did not pitch in any of the team’s intrasquad scrimmages. Pawtucket pitching coach Paul Abbot explained the team’s handling of Groome to WEEI’s Rob Bradford.
