Red Sox Place Left-Handed Pitcher Jovani Morán on 15-Day Injured List

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today placed left-handed pitcher Jovani Morán on the 15-Day Injured List (retroactive to June 5) with left elbow inflammation. To fill his spot, Boston recalled left-handed pitcher Alec Gamboa from Triple-A Worcester.

Morán, 29, has pitched in 21 games (three starts) for Boston this season, posting a 3.00 ERA (11 ER/33.0 IP) while holding opponents to a .172 batting average (20-for-116). Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the seventh round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, the Puerto Rico native owns a 3.94 ERA (56 ER/128.0 IP) in 102 career Major League games (three starts) with the Twins (2021-23) and Red Sox (2025-26).

Gamboa, 29, made his Major League debut on May 5 against the Detroit Tigers, striking out two of his three batters faced in a scoreless, hitless inning. The left-hander has also pitched in eight games (six starts) for Worcester this season, recording a 3.66 ERA (13 ER/32.0 IP) with 30 strikeouts. Originally selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, the California native owns a 4.18 ERA (182 ER/391.2 IP) in 139 career minor league games (47 starts).