{"id":679607,"date":"2026-04-20T05:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/679607\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T05:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:39:50","slug":"al-east-notes-sandoval-lukes-orioles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/679607\/","title":{"rendered":"AL East Notes: Sandoval, Lukes, Orioles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Sandoval<\/a> was in Boston today to undergo some testing after felt some left biceps soreness in the aftermath of his last minor league rehab outing.\u00a0 Red Sox manager Alex Cora didn\u2019t have any info on the outcome of those tests when speaking with MassLive.com\u2019s Chris Cotillo<\/a> and other reporters earlier today, and it wasn\u2019t yet known if Sandoval would even be formally pulled off his 30-day minor league rehab assignment.\u00a0 Sandoval has made two starts during the assignment as he continues to work his way back from an internal brace surgery in July 2024.<\/p>\n

Kutter Crawford<\/a> also hasn\u2019t pitched since 2024 (due to wrist and knee injuries that cost him the entirety of the 2025 campaign), and the right-hander\u2019s own rehab assignment has also been put on pause due to a new health concern.\u00a0 Crawford underwent an MRI today after he felt some elbow soreness following his first rehab outing, so both Crawford and Sandoval are currently in limbo as they await their next steps.<\/p>\n

The Sox have avoided any injury setbacks within their starting five, though these setbacks for Sandoval and Crawford create more questions about the team\u2019s rotation depth.\u00a0 Johan Oviedo<\/a> is on the 60-day injured list due to a flexor strain, and recent call-up Tyler Uberstine<\/a> is on the Triple-A injured list due to shoulder soreness.\u00a0 Top prospect Payton Tolle<\/a> made his MLB debut last season and is Boston\u2019s first option for a call-up if a need develops in the rotation.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more from around the AL East\u2026<\/p>\n

Nathan Lukes<\/a> has been battling vertigo symptoms for the last month, and visited a specialist in Phoenix on Friday to help combat the issue, Sportsnet\u2019s Shi Davidi<\/a> writes.\u00a0 Lukes felt greatly improved following the session, and he responded by going 7-for-11 over the Blue Jays\u2018 three-game series with the Diamondbacks.\u00a0 It was a much-needed breakout series for the outfielder, who had just two hits and an ugly .182 OPS in his first 34 plate appearances.\u00a0 The Jays have been dealing with a lot of injuries and slumping hitters over the first few weeks, so getting Lukes right both physically and at the plate would be a big help in getting Toronto\u2019s season on track.
\nThe Orioles are another struggling team with a crowded injured list, but the O\u2019s should be getting some reinforcements back this week.\u00a0 Left-hander Dietrich Enns<\/a> (foot infection) started a minor league rehab assignment yesterday, and fellow southpaw Keegan Akin<\/a> (groin strain) has two rehab outings under his belt.\u00a0 The Baltimore Sun\u2019s Jacob Calvin Meyer<\/a> wrote that Adley Rutschman<\/a> (ankle inflammation) and Tyler O\u2019Neill<\/a> (concussion symptoms) were both running the bases prior to today\u2019s game, in the latest step in their recovery processes.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t yet known if either might need a brief rehab assignment before returning to the O\u2019s, and Rutschman isn\u2019t eligible to be activated from the 10-day IL until Tuesday at the earliest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Patrick Sandoval was in Boston today to undergo some testing after felt some left biceps soreness in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":679608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2290],"tags":[1079,5,12018,11038,791,8678,14123,591],"class_list":{"0":"post-679607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baseball","8":"tag-adley-rutschman","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-dietrich-enns","11":"tag-keegan-akin","12":"tag-kutter-crawford","13":"tag-nathan-lukes","14":"tag-patrick-sandoval","15":"tag-tyler-oneill"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116435431067629963","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/679608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}