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Red Sox Veteran Set To Return Soon After Many Thought His Season Was Over

Boston's Opening Day starter is on his way back

Scott Neville

Red Sox Veteran Set To Return Soon After Many Thought His Season Was Over
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The Boston Red Sox are on pace to receive another reinforcement amid an injury-riddled season but most fans will not be thrilled to see his return.

After earlier reports claimed his season was over, it appears that right-hander Corey Kluber will return to the big-league roster before season's end.

"In an otherwise quiet Tropicana Field Tuesday afternoon, Corey Kluber tossed two innings of live batting practice against his teammates, one more step on his comeback journey from shoulder inflammation which first sidelined him at the end of June," MassLive's Sean McAdam wrote Tuesday.

The plan is for Kluber to make a rehab start on Friday and rejoin the club as a reliever before the regular season concludes. 

Kluber is 3-6 with a 7.04 ERA, 42-to-24 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .297 batting average against and 1.64 WHIP in 55 innings this season. He was arguably the worst pitcher in Major League Baseball prior to his stint on the injured list.

The 37-year-old has not committed to a plan for 2024 but would be wise to retire after appearing to lose more than just a step this season.

It's possible that an injury impeded his success this year but his velocity has reached a point where he cannot compete at the highest level. It's been a fall from grace by the two-time American League Cy Young winner.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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