As widely anticipated, Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito will undergo surgery, as confirmed by manager Alex Cora following Monday’s spring training game against Pittsburgh. The procedure, scheduled for Tuesday, will address Giolito’s right throwing elbow.
The exact severity of Giolito’s injury remains uncertain. Regardless, it’s a setback for the upcoming season. Giolito may require full Tommy John surgery, potentially jeopardizing his availability for the beginning of the 2025 season, or he may opt for a brace procedure. While the latter could result in an earlier return, it would still entail months of recovery before resuming throwing activities.
All indications suggest that Giolito is facing a sidelined season, as per ESPN’s Jeff Passan’s report last week revealing the newly acquired pitcher’s partial tear in his UCL along with a strain of the flexor tendon. The Red Sox weren’t taken aback by this development; Cora had expressed concerns last week when the team announced Giolito’s shutdown due to the elbow problem.
Giolito’s season appears to be in jeopardy, as ESPN’s Jeff Passan recently reported that the newly acquired pitcher has a partial tear in his UCL and a strain of the flexor tendon. This news didn’t come as a shock to the Red Sox, as Cora had already expressed pessimism last week when the team announced Giolito’s shutdown due to the elbow issue.
