Boston Red Sox Announce Slew of Roster Moves, Including Major Bullpen Piece to Injured List

As the Boston Red Sox open the season against the Texas Rangers, they'll be without multiple players, including Liam Hendriks and Masataka Yoshida.

Boston Red Sox Liam Hendriks (31) pitching during the third inning of their game with the New York Mets at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in 2025. / Chris Tilley-Imagn Images

The Boston Red Sox open the 2025 regular season on Thursday against the Texas Rangers in Arlington and they do so with World Series aspirations.

After finishing 81-81 and missing the playoffs last year, the Red Sox went out and added Garrett Crochet, Walker Buehler and Alex Bregman this offseason. Those moves have yielded plenty of optimism, as has the universal praise of the Red Sox' farm system.

However, the Sox are starting the season off on a sour note, as they've placed multiple key players on the injured list, including Lucas Giolito, Masataka Yoshida and Liam Hendriks.

Sox announce roster moves. Liam Hendriks on the Il W/ elbow inflammation. pic.twitter.com/9P6GilXla5

— Tom Caron (@TomCaron) March 27, 2025

Giolito is not a surprise, as we knew that the strained hamstring he suffered in spring training was going to set him back. Yoshida isn't a surprise, either, as he is recovering from right labrum surgery in the offseason.

The Hendriks news is concerning considering he missed most of 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He did not appear in major league games last season, and just pitched in a few minor league rehab games. He also struggled this spring, pitching to a 9.95 ERA in seven games. He struck out just four in 6.1 innings and manager Alex Cora announced that Aroldis Chapman will be serving as the team's closer to start the season.

A three-time All-Star, the 36-year-old Hendriks is a 13-year big league veteran. He has played for the Twins, Royals, Blue Jays, Athletics and White Sox.

He starred with Chicago when healthy from 2021-2022. He led the league in saves in 2021 with 38. He also helped the White Sox get to the playoffs that year.

For his career, he's 33-34 with a 3.82 ERA. He's got 116 career saves, the bulk of which have come since 2019.

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