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Chris Sale Talks Injury Rehab, Mookie Betts Trade, Red Sox Contract, More

While Tommy John surgery ruled him out for the entire 2020 season, Boston Red Sox star Chris Sale chose to find a silver lining from the ordeal.

Sale was limited to 27 starts in 2018 and 25 starts in 2019. In an interview with ESPN's Marly Rivera, the left-hander said his procedure represented a level of clarity regarding his overall health:

"But from a personal standpoint, I'm done trying to figure out what's wrong with me. It's like 'OK, this is the end of all the crap that you've gone through for a couple years.