Red Sox place Hunter Dobbins on injured list with torn ACL
Although he tried to stay in the game, throwing one practice pitch, he was in clear pain and was pulled by manager Alex Cora.
'He said he felt it when he jumped for the throw and when he landed,' Cora said after the game.
The club's eighth-round draft pick in 2021, Dobbins, 25, finishes the season with a 4-1 record, 4.13 ERA, and 1.28 WHIP in 13 games (11 starts).
To fill Dobbins's roster spot and perhaps rotation spot, the Red Sox brought back Richard Fitts, another rookie righthander, from Triple A Worcester.
The Red Sox don't need a fifth starter again until July 22, the second game of their series at the Phillies after the All-Star break, so they have time to decide what to do.
Their other in-house option is Tanner Houck, whose minor league rehab assignment is set to expire next week. He has been out with a right flexor pronator strain for two months.
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