If Chris Sale isn’t on the mound for the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day, it won’t be due to concerns about the ailing elbow that forced him to sit out the end of last season.
The lefty had his routine interrupted by a bout with pneumonia but the six or seven throwing sessions he had over the winter were enough to convince him that his elbow has recovered. Sale met with the media Sunday morning to reveal that he’s over the hump in terms of the illness and to put to rest any concerns about the health of his elbow.