Red Sox Injuries: Key Players on Injured List

0:00On March 23rd, the Boston Red Sox are kicking off the 2026 season with most of their key players healthy and ready to go. That's a solid start, though a handful of guys will begin on the injured list, including pitchers and position players working through recoveries. Pitchers Cutter Crawford and Patrick Sandoval are both building up slowly after recent minor league outings. They threw last week and planned to pitch again on Tuesday, but they're likely one or two weeks from rejoining affiliated games. The team has good starting pitching depth, so there's no rush for them or Tanner Huck, who's also rehabbing. First baseman Tristan Kosses is making steady progress from a knee injury that ended his last season in May. He's running bases, sliding, hitting, and fielding, but he won't play in big league spring games. Boston wants him to get several weeks of minor league action first. Catcher Anthony Siegler, acquired in a trade from the Milwaukee Brewers, is sidelined with his own knee issue and hasn't played this spring. Manager Alex Cora described him as banged up, and he's doing baseball drills but not quite game ready yet.

1:05Roman Gonzalez rounds out the early injured list group. These players could step in as valuable reinforcements once they're back at full strength, giving the Red Sox flexibility as the season heats up. That's your update from Boston Red Sox News today, powered by AI. I'm Cora with the story.