Boston Red Sox Shut Down Former Cy Young Winner From All Baseball Activities

The Boston Red Sox have reportedly shut Corey Kluber down from all baseball activities.

The Boston Red Sox have reportedly shut down Corey Kluber from all baseball activities.

The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal:

The Red Sox shut down Kluber (shoulder) from all baseball activity Saturday, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

ANALYSIS
Kluber suffered a setback during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester, and will now have his return date pushed back. There's been no word on how severe Kluber's setback is, but he figures to still be multiple weeks away from returning to Boston. The 37-year-old righty held a 7.04 ERA and 1.64 WHIP through 55 innings before getting injured in late June.

While Kluber has not had a productive first season in Boston, it's still disappointing for the Red Sox, who have dealt with numerous pitcher injuries this year. They've been operating with a three-man rotation essentially for weeks and can stand to get back arms to help the situation. Tanner Houck, Garrett Whitlock and Chris Sale are all on the mend but the Sox apparently can't count on Kluber to help down the stretch.

Lifetime, he's one of the most accomplished players of his generation. The 37-year-old is 116-77 over a 13-year career with the Guardians, Rangers, Yankees, Rays and Red Sox. 

He is a three-time All-Star and a two-time Cy Young winner.

The Red Sox 56-47 and just 1.5 games back of the third and final wild card spot.

They'll take on the San Francisco Giants for game two of a three-game series on Saturday.

First pitch is 7:15 p.m. ET.

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