Red Sox Send Catcher Vasquez to DL, Uehara May Follow
Published at(BOSTON, Ma.) — The Boston Red Sox have sent catcher Christian Vasquez to the 60-Day disabled list after being diagnosed with a right elbow sprain.
Vasquez was sent to Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion after an MRI discovered a problem in the right elbow of the 24-year-old catcher. In a corresponding move, the Red Sox acquired catcher Sandy Leon from the Washington Nationals.
The Red Sox were expected to employ both Vasquez and Ryan Hanigan, whom the team acquired from the San Diego Padres in exchange for third baseman Will Middlebrooks, as a platoon for the team’s catching position.
Additionally, the team’s closer Koji Uehara will likely start the season on the disabled list after the 39-year-old felt tightness in his hamstring upon concluding a 30-pitch bullpen session.
“I don’t know when I’ll be back,” Uehara said through interpreter C.J. Matsumoto. “It’s a day-to-day process. I have to do what I have to do to get ready.”
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