Oviedo's Elbow Strain, Casas' Ribs: Red Sox Injury Updates

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Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora drops some tough injury news before their narrow loss to the San Diego Padres.

Right-hander Johann Oviato landed on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain right after his season debut.

First baseman Tristan Cossus is also dealing with rib problems again, clouding his return.

Oviato's debut came March 30 against the Houston Astros where he gave up four runs over three and two-thirds

innings with his fastball, dipping to 93 miles per hour from 95.5 last year.

He felt okay at first, but stiffness hit hard the next day, leaving him unable to bend his arm by

Wednesday. Cossus has battled these rib issues before, playing just 63 games last year after

tearing cartilage on a swing. He was a beast in 2023 with a 0.856 on-base plus slugging 24

homers and third in American League Rookie of the year. Lely though, he's cooled off to 2.22

with a 0.730 OPS over 92 games. Cora says Oviato sees Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday, the same

surgeon who fixed his Tommy John in late 2023 for a deeper look. Wilson Contreras is holding down

first base for now. Meanwhile, the socks pitching staff leans on recoveries from Cutter Crawford and

Patrick Sandevol with Sandevol eyeing a four inning rehab start at. Double A Portland and Crawford

ramping up soon. These updates keep the rotation on edge as Boston pushes forward.