Might Nathan Eovaldi soon be returning to the Boston Red Sox?
The hard-throwing right-hander has been out since late April after undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow, and after throwing a series of simulated games, he finally got out for a rehab assignment Thursday morning. Pitching for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, Eovaldi looked mostly good in his one inning of relief.
Nathan Eovaldi strikes out the Louisville side in the top of the 2nd inning around a walk, passed ball, and balk to strand a runner at 3rd. Eovaldi throws 19 pitches (11 strikes). #PawSox come to bat bottom 2 no score.
— Pawtucket Red Sox (@PawSox) July 18, 2019
PawSox play-by-play voice Mike Monaco provided some insight on Eovaldi’s stuff.
Nathan Eovaldi strikes out the side with the @PawSox.
Fastball: 98 MPH
Cutter: 94 MPH
Curveball: threw 2 and got backwards K’s on both pic.twitter.com/HKgERjQJXn— Mike Monaco (@MikeMonaco_) July 18, 2019
And here are the putaway pitches for each strikeout.
— Pawtucket Red Sox (@PawSox) July 18, 2019
— Pawtucket Red Sox (@PawSox) July 18, 2019
— Pawtucket Red Sox (@PawSox) July 18, 2019
Upon his return, Eovaldi is expected to be a high-leverage arm out of the bullpen. Sox manager Alex Cora indicated that if everything went well Thursday and Eovaldi was feeling fine, he could be activated as soon as this weekend.
