Pitcher Chris Sale underwent surgery Monday to treat a bad broken wrist he sustained in a bicycle accident two days earlier.
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This was announced by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. The procedure required realignment of the distal radius and installation of an implant to fix the bone. He will miss the rest of the 2022 season but is said to be ready for training camp next year.
Sale has broken several bones this year. He had already fractured a rib and pinkie finger, leaving him limited to two games this season. The 33-year-old American allowed two earned runs, five hits and a walk in five and two-thirds innings while hitting five batters.
Without him, the Red Sox languish in fifth and final place in the American League East Division with a 54-56 record. They were scheduled to host the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.