{"id":777312,"date":"2026-08-13T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/777312\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T04:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:00:32","slug":"red-sox-announce-garrett-whitlock-news-after-blue-jays-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/777312\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Announce Garrett Whitlock News After Blue Jays Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Houston\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MAY 03: Garrett Whitlock #22 of the Boston Red Sox looks on after pitching against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning at Fenway Park on May 03, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Boston Red Sox<\/a> lost 6-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

It marked Boston\u2019s fifth straight loss.<\/p>\n

After the game, interim Red Sox manager Chad Tracy<\/a> announced unfortunate news regarding right-hander Garrett Whitlock.<\/p>\n

Boston Red Sox\u2019s Chad Tracy Reveals Unfortunate Garrett Whitlock News Following Blue Jays Loss\"Houston<\/p>\n

GettyBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS \u2013 MAY 03: Garrett Whitlock #22 of the Boston Red Sox looks on after pitching against the Houston Astros<\/a> during the seventh inning at Fenway Park on May 03, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Boston Globe\u2019s Tim Healey wrote on X<\/a>: \u201cGarrett Whitlock is dealing with elbow inflammation and was unavailable tonight, Chad Tracy said. He has been dealing with it off and on, per Tracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the bright side, Whitlock doesn\u2019t believe the inflammation will lead to an extended IL stint.<\/p>\n

\"Tampa<\/p>\n

GettyBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS \u2013 MAY 08: Garrett Whitlock #22 of the Boston Red Sox smiles after pitching in the eighth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> at Fenway Park on May 08, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by China Wong\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Healey wrote on X<\/a>: \u201cGarrett Whitlock said his elbow inflammation has been \u201cbuilding\u201d for two or three weeks and he has minimal concern that \u201cdrastic measures\u201d will be necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

MassLive.com\u2019s Chris Cotillo wrote on X<\/a>: \u201cWhitlock said he doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s anything structural but the pain has been \u201cbuilding\u201d for a couple weeks. It hit a point of at least some concern last night when he was warming up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking at Boston Red Sox Right-handed pitcher Garrett Whitlock
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GettyBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS \u2013 MAY 13: Garrett Whitlock #22 of the Boston Red Sox pitches in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> at Fenway Park on May 13, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jaiden Tripi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Whitlock has had an outstanding season with Boston. The 30-year-old right-hander has posted 1.5 bWAR and a 2.05 ERA with a 0.89 WHIP and 49 strikeouts in 44 innings across 45 outings in 2026.<\/p>\n

Whitlock missed time on the IL earlier in the year, but it wasn\u2019t elbow-related. Boston placed him on the IL on May 28 with left knee inflammation. He returned to the Red Sox\u2019s active roster on June 9.<\/p>\n

\"Boston<\/p>\n

GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 JULY 10: Garrett Whitlock #22 and catcher Connor Wong #12 of the Boston Red Sox react after the eighth inning against the New York Mets<\/a> at Citi Field on July 10, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The New York Yankees<\/a> selected Whitlock in the 18th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.<\/p>\n

Boston claimed Whitlock off waivers from New York in the 2020-21 offseason. Whitlock immediately made the Yankees regret letting him go by posting a 1.96 ERA with 81 strikeouts over 73 1\/3 innings in 2021.<\/p>\n

In his six-season career, Whitlock has recorded a 2.99 ERA with 392 strikeouts over 357 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Boston signed Whitlock to a four-year, $18.75 million contract extension on April 10, 2022. He is being paid $7.5 million this year.<\/p>\n

Next season, Whitlock has an $8.25 million club option. He has a $10.5 million club option in 2028. He will officially be a free agent after the 2028 season if Boston exercises both options.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tJackson Kruse<\/a> Jackson Kruse covers Major League Baseball for Heavy Sports. He is also the site expert for FanSided’s Minnesota Twins site, Puckett’s Pond, and writes for Nolan Writin’, FanSided’s Texas Rangers site. Jackson earned a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Media from Texas State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Before joining Heavy Sports and FanSided, he served as sports editor of The University Star, Texas State University’s student-run newspaper. More about Jackson Kruse<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MAY 03: Garrett Whitlock #22 of the Boston Red Sox looks on after pitching…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2375],"tags":[5,141,48,2542,4,89,2543],"class_list":["post-777312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boston-red-sox","tag-baseball","tag-boston","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-bostonredsox","tag-mlb","tag-red-sox","tag-redsox"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117086206427099288","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777312","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=777312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}