The Red Sox have suffered a low blow to their pitching staff.
Left-hander Ranger Suárez has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain retroactive to Monday, the team announced Thursday.
Suárez has been a bright spot in a dark Red Sox season, holding a 3.15 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with opponents hitting .232 against him in 17 starts.
The move takes him off his last start before the All-Star break, which was expected to be Saturday against the Mets at Citi Field.
It will also take him out of the 2026 All-Star Game after being selected for the second time in his career.
“Obviously it doesn’t feel great [to miss the All-Star Game],” Suárez told reporters of his injury, per MLB.com. “I’m obviously sad. I wanted to be able to go there and represent my team, and also enjoy the moment.
“But I think the best thing for me is to take care of my body and that’s what I’m going to do.”
Missing the All-Star Game likely stings even more as it’s in Philadelphia, where Suarez spent eight seasons playing for the Phillies.
Suárez said he will not be in attendance at all, choosing to stay in Boston to rehab.
“At the end of the day, he is an All-Star,” Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy told MLB.com. “He’s been named an All-Star, so you love the players that make the All-Star team.
“You can’t take away from an All-Star season, and now our biggest objective is, let’s make sure we do the right thing and get him healthy and have him ready after the break.”
Tracy added that he hopes Sonny Gray is able to take Suárez’s spot as an injury replacement for the Midsummer Classic.
As for replacements in Boston, Tracy said Brayan Bello could be recalled from Triple-A Worcester.
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