Red Sox's Bullpen Takes Big Hit With Garrett Whitlock Sidelined
The Boston Red Sox have placed pitcher Garrett Whitlock on the 15-day injured list due to left knee inflammation. This comes as the team was beginning to establish a reliable bullpen, which now faces uncertainty without one of its top setup men. Tyler Samaniego has been called up to replace Whitlock, but the team will need to rely on other relievers to maintain performance during his absence.
- ▪Garrett Whitlock has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation.
- ▪Whitlock's ERA had risen to 3.20 after a rough outing, but he was previously performing well.
- ▪Tyler Samaniego, who has a 1.04 ERA this season, has been called up to replace Whitlock.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/red-soxs-bullpen-takes-big-211624082.html","headline":"Red Sox's Bullpen Takes Big Hit With Garrett Whitlock Sidelined","datePublished":"2026-05-28T21:16:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-28T21:16:24.000Z","keywords":["Boston Red Sox","Garrett Whitlock","Justin Slaten","Tyler Samaniego","knee inflammation","Atlanta Braves","Greg Weissert"],"description":"Just what the Red Sox didn't need","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Yahoo Sports","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/default/icons/favicon_y112_112.png","width":112,"height":112},"url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jackson…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.