ESPN.com · Mar 22, 2016
Red Sox reliever Smith to begin season on DL
JUPITER, Fla. -- This wasn't the kind of relief Carson Smith had hoped to give the Boston Red Sox.
One day after walking off the mound complaining of cramping in his right forearm, Smith underwent an MRI exam that revealed a strain of the flexor mass muscle, according to manager John Farrell. And while the injury could have been worse, Smith will begin the season on the disabled list with no timetable for when he might resume throwing.
"There's no throwing schedule in place yet," Farrell said after the Red Sox lost 3-0 to the Miami Marlins in an exhibition game. "We've got to get a few days of treatment just to see how he comes through that. This is a little bit of a setback, obviously."
