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Red Sox place Brayan Bello on 15-day injured list

Bello has been dealing with right lat tightness since his most recent start.

Brayan Bello is being placed on the injured list.

April 24, 2024

The Red Sox announced that starting pitcher Bryan Bello has been placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with what the team labeled as “right lat tightness.”

The move is retroactive to April 21. Right-hander Zack Kelly was called up from Boston’s Triple-A affiliate to take Bello’s place.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora told WEEI that the team is holding Bello out as a precaution after he felt tightness following his most recent start on April 19.

The #RedSox today placed RHP Brayan Bello on the 15-Day Injured List, retroactive to April 21, with right lat tightness.

To fill Bello’s spot on the active roster, the club recalled RHP Zack Kelly from Triple-A Worcester.
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 24, 2024

Bello, 24, is 3-1 with a 3.04 ERA in five starts so far in 2024. Bello being sidelined adds to an already lengthy list of Boston players currently injured. Cora noted in his radio interview that starter Nick Pivetta is nearing a possible rehab start, while Garrett Whitlock’s status is improving after also being placed on the IL with a strained oblique.

The Red Sox have started the season 13-11 despite the early injury issues. Boston will face the Guardians tonight in Cleveland at 6:10 p.m. in the second of a three-game series.