Red Sox Closer Koji Uehara Out For The Season
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Red Sox will be without their closer for the remainder of the year.
The team confirmed on Monday night that Koji Uehara has been placed on the disabled list and will not return until next season.
Uehara was diagnosed with a non-displaced distal radius fracture in his right wrist, the Red Sox announced.
Uehara was injured last Friday as he recorded his 25th save of the season. He was hit on the wrist by a line drive off the bat of Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler in Boston's 7-2 win in Detroit, and flew back to Boston over the weekend for further tests.
Boston's 40-year-old closer had been one of the few bright spots on their pitching staff this season, recording 25 saves in 27 opportunities. Uehara is 2-4 on the season with a 2.23 ERA, striking out 47 batters over 40.1 innings of work.
