Kutter Crawford had an off-field "accident" that requires season-ending surgery on his right throwing wrist, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday, adding that the 29-year-old wasn't doing anything "irresponsible."
"It hasn't been a great year for him," Cora said. "... It's just an accident."
Crawford has been sidelined all season by a right knee injury that he initially suffered in his third game of 2024, a season in which he went 9-16 with a 4.36 ERA in 33 starts, tied for the most in the American League.
"It sucks because we were talking about how deep we were in spring training and the options that we had in the starting rotation," Cora said before the series finale against the Los Angeles Angels.