Red Sox prospect Connor Seabold (pectoral) scratched from WooSox start

BOSTON — Pink Sox prospect Connor Seabold was scheduled to begin for Triple-A Worcester on Friday however he has been scratched due to a pectoral pressure.

“It’s form of like what occurred with Whit (Garrett Whitlock) final yr,” Pink Sox supervisor Alex Cora stated. “So we shut him down. We’ll see the way it progresses within the upcoming days and we’ll go from there.”

Whitlock hung out on the IL late final season with proper pectoral tightness.

The Pink Sox don’t view it as something critical proper now for Seabold.

“As of now, not but,” Cora stated. “Not but.”

Seabold is one in every of Boston’s prime depth starters. The 26-year-old righty, who’s on the 40-man roster, has gone 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and .179 batting common in opposition to in seven begins for Worcester this yr.

He final pitched Sunday vs. Rochester when he struck out 11 in 6 scoreless innings. He allowed only one run and one stroll.

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