{"id":183072,"date":"2026-05-04T14:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=183072"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:01:20","slug":"%f0%9f%92%94-hopeful-yet-terrifying-red-sox-send-strong-positive-signal-on-ranger-suarez-but-a-major-injury-threat-still-looms-leaving-boston-fans-on-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=183072","title":{"rendered":"\u201c\ud83d\udc94 Hopeful Yet Terrifying: Red Sox Send Strong Positive Signal on Ranger Su\u00e1rez \u2014 But a Major Injury Threat Still Looms, Leaving Boston Fans on Edge\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_513,w_912,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/3\/3\/33020a59e443a716d5b74d530bc2f1db789c53e9\/01kqr1kbeqs8z8q07k2g.jpg\" alt=\"Red Sox Send Positive Signal on Ranger Su\u00e1rez, But Injury Threat Lurks\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Apr 22, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ranger Suarez (55) pitches against the New York Yankees in the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s loss to the Houston Astros felt like rock bottom for the Boston Red Sox, and Ranger Su\u00e1rez&#8217;s injury scare was a huge contributing factor.<\/p>\n<p>Su\u00e1rez, who had been pitching better than any of his Red Sox rotation mates of late, exited the game after just four innings despite blanking a potent Astros lineup. Relatively quickly, word circulated that it was Su\u00e1rez&#8217;s right hamstring that was bothering him.<\/p>\n<p>Though a hamstring strain caused him to hit the injured list in 2023, Su\u00e1rez was hopeful after the game that he would be able to avoid missing any time in this instance. That&#8217;s a positive first indication, but we&#8217;re probably still a few updates away from finding out the truth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_118476442\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<h2>What Su\u00e1rez, Chad Tracy said after loss<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_118476444\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme\">\n<p>\u201cLast year, I suffered something similar. I didn\u2019t miss any time,\u201d Su\u00e1rez said through translator Carlos Villoria Ben\u00edtez,\u00a0per Christopher Smith\u00a0of MassLive. \u201cSo hopefully I won\u2019t miss any time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As most fans are keenly aware, the Red Sox have already been decimated by starting pitching injuries. Since opening day, Sonny Gray, Johan Oviedo, and ace Garrett Crochet have all hit the injured list. Meanwhile, Kutter Crawford and Patrick Sandoval are still without return timelines after missing all of last season in addition to this one.<\/p>\n<p>Interim manager Chad Tracy signaled after the game that Su\u00e1rez would not travel\u00a0with the Red Sox\u00a0to Michigan for their series this week against the Detroit Tigers. It&#8217;s only a three-game road trip, and by the time Su\u00e1rez would be scheduled to pitch next, they&#8217;ll be back home for a weekend series with the Tampa Bay Rays.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"COGHo9SIn5QDFbZRwgUdJ-kLIg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not making the trip just because he\u2019s not pitching,\u201d Tracy said, via Smith. \u201cSo they\u2019re going to keep him back with our medical people and we\u2019ll see in the next couple days where we\u2019re at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Su\u00e1rez does miss his next start, there&#8217;s almost no telling who might have to cover for him. Either the Red Sox would have to go with a full-on bullpen game, or someone like Jack Anderson or Eduardo Rivera would have to be recalled for their first major league start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apr 22, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ranger Suarez (55) pitches against the New York Yankees in the first inning at Fenway Park&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":183073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u201c\ud83d\udc94 Hopeful Yet Terrifying: Red Sox Send Strong Positive Signal on Ranger Su\u00e1rez \u2014 But a Major Injury Threat Still Looms, Leaving Boston Fans on Edge\u201d - 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