Right on the eve of the postseason, the Red Sox pitching staff appears to have suffered a big blow.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced Monday that right-hander Lucas Giolito will not be on the club’s AL Wild Card roster due to an elbow issue.

Instead, Giolito flew to Alabama to see Dr. Jeffrey Dugas, who performed his internal brace surgery on his pitching elbow in the spring of 2024.

Related Articles

“Lucas isn’t going to be on the roster, he’s been battling with his elbow the last few days and today he went to see Dr. Dugas,” Cora told reporters in New York prior to the club’s playoff workout. “Hopefully it’s nothing major but he won’t be ready for this one.”

Giolito was originally lined up to start Game 3 of the upcoming series against the Yankees following Garrett Crochet in Game

See Full Page