{"id":699987,"date":"2026-06-12T15:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/699987\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:58:09","slug":"red-sox-pitcher-tops-out-at-95-5-mph-in-rehab-start-as-he-looks-to-make-big-league-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/699987\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Pitcher Tops Out At 95.5 MPH In Rehab Start As He Looks To Make Big League Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Red Sox<\/a> signed Patrick Sandoval before last season, but he did not pitch at all for them in the big leagues.<\/p>\n

Sandoval is looking to\u00a0return from the left ulnar collateral ligament surgery he had in 2024. He was working toward a return last year, but a biceps injury kept him from making a return. This season, he started the year on the injured list and went on a rehab assignment in April. However, after just two rehab outings, he was shut down and placed back on the injured list.<\/p>\n

On June 5, the Red Sox sent him back out on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester, and he has gotten some encouraging results. On June 5, he threw 1 1\/3 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and issuing one walk. On Thursday night, he threw 1 2\/3 innings, allowing one run. He also struck out three batters.<\/p>\n

According to WooSox reporter Tommy Cassell<\/a>, he topped out at 95.5 mph, which is a good sign. In 2024, which was the last season he appeared in the big leagues, his four-seam fastball and sinker sat at 93.7 mph. Given the Red Sox’s current injuries and rotation, Sandoval could be an intriguing option to start games.<\/p>\n

Garrett Crochet is injured, and his return timeline is unclear. Brayan Bello has been sent to Triple-A to work out some issues as well. The Red Sox have Sonny Gray, Connelly Early, Payton Tolle and Ranger Suarez still, but Sandoval could be a solid depth arm.<\/p>\n

More MLB:\u00a0This Stat Shows Exactly Why Cubs Were Wrong Choice For Alex Bregman After Red Sox<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Red Sox signed Patrick Sandoval before last season, but he did not pitch at all for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":699988,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[363,99],"class_list":["post-699987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/699988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}