Red Sox announce roster moves

August 23rd, 2022

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox made the following roster moves:

  • Placed right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-Day Injured List due to right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to August 19.
  • Placed first baseman Eric Hosmer on the 10-Day Injured List due to low back inflammation, retroactive to August 21.
  • Recalled right-handed pitcher Josh Winckowski and first baseman/outfielder Franchy Cordero from Triple-A Worcester yesterday.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

Eovaldi, 32, last pitched on August 12 against the New York Yankees, surrendering two runs over 6.0 innings. The right-hander is 5-3 with a 4.15 ERA (46 ER/99.2 IP) in 18 starts for Boston this season, issuing two walks or fewer in 17 of outings.

Hosmer, 32, last played on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, exiting in the sixth inning with low back pain. The left-handed hitter has made 12 starts at first base for Boston since being acquired from the San Diego Padres on August 2, batting .225 (9-for-40) with six runs, three doubles, and four RBI.

Winckowski, 24, is scheduled to start tonight’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was optioned to Worcester on August 19 and has not pitched since August 18 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he allowed six runs in 5.0 innings. The right-hander is 5-6 with a 5.19 ERA (35 ER/60.2 IP) in 12 starts this season, the first of his Major League career. Winckowski is one of only four Red Sox rookie pitchers to make at least 10 starts in a season since 2016, joining Kutter Crawford (10 in 2022), Tanner Houck (13 in 2021), and Brian Johnson (13 in 2018).

Cordero, 27, hit a game-tying, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles in the MLB Little League Classic after being appointed Boston’s 27th man. The left-handed hitter has batted .222 (48-for-216) with 17 doubles, five home runs, and 25 RBI in 73 games for the Red Sox this season, appearing in 46 games at first base, 25 in right field, and nine in left field. In 12 games with Worcester since being optioned on August 2, he is batting .370 (17-for-46) with four home runs and 12 RBI.