{"id":83830,"date":"2025-08-26T22:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=83830"},"modified":"2025-08-26T22:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:11:40","slug":"boston-red-sox-roster-moves-lefty-recalled-with-richard-fitts-headed-to-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=83830","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox roster moves: Lefty recalled with Richard Fitts headed to IL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">BALTIMORE \u2014 The Red Sox have recalled lefty reliever Jovani Mor\u00e1n from Triple-A Worcester to take right-handed pitcher Richard Fitts\u2019 spot on the active roster, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Boston has placed Fitts on the injured list with right arm neuritis.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">These are the only roster moves the Sox are expected to make before Tuesday\u2019s game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Setup man Justin Slaten (shoulder) and outfielder Rob Refsnyder (left oblique strain) are both nearing a return but aren\u2019t expected to be activated today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Fitts left Boston\u2019s 4-3 win over the Orioles on Monday in the second inning due to right biceps tightness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After the game, Fitts spoke optimistically about his condition not being anything serious, saying, \u201cWe\u2019re gonna evaluate tomorrow, but I\u2019m feeling pretty good about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He had no MRI scheduled as of Monday night and his strength tests went well.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Moran spent seven games on Boston\u2019s active roster Aug. 11-19, his first stint in the majors this season after returning from Tommy John surgery. In two appearances, the 28-year-old allowed three runs, five hits and three walks while striking out five in 4 innings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At Worcester this season, he has a 3.54 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 13 outings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He has posted a 4.26 ERA in 81 career major league outings between the Twins (2021-23) and Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The 25-year-old Fitts is 2-4 with a 5.00 ERA in 11 outings (10 starts) this season. He pitched 4 innings Monday as a bulk reliever after Brennan Bernardino threw a scoreless first inning as the opener.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<h2>More Red Sox coverage<\/h2>\n<p>Read the original article on MassLive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox have recalled lefty reliever Jovani Mor\u00e1n from Triple-A Worcester to take right-handed pitcher Richard Fitts\u2019 spot on the active roster, according to sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":83831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3290,1496,1792,732,3291,114,1233,1873],"class_list":["post-83830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-active-roster","tag-boston","tag-brennan-bernardino","tag-justin-slaten","tag-oriole-park-at-camden-yards","tag-red-sox","tag-richard-fitts","tag-rob-refsnyder"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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