The Red Sox announced that pitcher Chris Sale had successful surgery to repair the broken finger in his pitching hand, which he suffered in his final start before the All-Star break.
Per the team, Sale underwent surgery to repair “an open reduction and internal fixation of a left fifth finger proximal phalanx fracture.”
Sale’s sudden absence sparked conversations about what the Red Sox should do at the trade deadline, but it remains unclear when Sale might be back — the team did not establish a timeline in its press release regarding his surgery.