Chris Sale hasn’t pitched in a game since August 13, 2019 after being shut down with an elbow injury. After spending the winter resting and recuperating, he arrived at spring training battling the effects of the flu that turned in pneumonia, but both he and the Red Sox stressed that his arm was fine. It’s startling how much can change in just the span of a few weeks.
After throwing a light batting practice session on Monday, it was reported the next day that Sale experienced elbow soreness and would be getting an MRI on his ailing arm.