The Red Sox have put a starting pitcher on the injured list for the first time this year, but it shouldn’t be for a long period of time. Shortly before the team’s game against the Athletics at Fenway on Wednesday, they announced they had placed Nick Pivetta on the COVID injured list. It comes as a result of side effects from getting his vaccine, so it shouldn’t be a long absence. While he’s off the roster, Eduard Bazardo has come up to join the bullpen.
The #RedSox today placed RHP Nick Pivetta on the COVID-19 Related Injured List (side effects from vaccination).