Chris Martin, a bullpen for the Boston Red Sox, left the field on Saturday after hardly playing, raising concerns for the team’s already thin roster. According to further accounts, Martin’s groin is tight.
The Boston Red Sox will be holding their breath on crucial bullpen piece Chris Martin, who left the field on Saturday after hardly getting any work done, even though we don’t yet have any solid details.
The Boston Globe’s Julian McWilliams reports:
Before taking a live BP, Chris Martin threw two warmup pitches and then left the field. I’m not sure what transpired yet.
The Red Sox already have to deal with Kenley Jansen’s injury, so they cannot afford to lose Martin as well. In 55 games, the 37-year-old was 4-1 with a 1.05 ERA in 2023, having a fantastic season for Boston. Throughout his eight-year career, the veteran has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers. Martin has made all 324 of his career appearances out of the bullpen, serving just as a reliever.
His lifetime ERA is 3.36 and he is 13–17. In the event that Jansen isn’t prepared for the season when it starts on March 28, he also has 12 career saves and may be in line for saves in Boston.
After finishing last in the American League East for the third time in four years, the Red Sox are coming off of a season. This year, they will need nearly everything to go their way to surprise someone in baseball, and so far, it hasn’t.
Apart from Jansen’s injury and now Martin’s concern, Vaughn Grissom is expected to begin the season on the disabled list due to a groin issue, and Lucas Giolito is probably done for the season.
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