Who doesn’t love some good late-season injury news! After missing over three months with shoulder and neck inflammation, Justin Slaten will return today, providing a much-needed boost to the Red Sox’ high-leverage reliever corps. While the Sox’ late innings crew has been nails lately — with Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Whitlock being particularly outstanding — Slaten’s return comes at a crucial time, as Alex Cora signaled that he intends to be more aggressive with his bullpen usage down the stretch. (Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic)

While Slaten is the most important returnee, he’s not the only one. Rob Refsnyder will also be on the roster today after missing 12 games with a strained oblique. To make room for Refsnyder and Slaten, reliver Jovani Moran has been optioned back to AAA while Nathan

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