Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi Takes Next Step In Rehab Process At Fenway Park

It appears as if the right-hander is in line to return before season's end.
Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi Takes Next Step In Rehab Process At Fenway Park
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The Boston Red Sox could receive a boost from one of their frontline starters before the 2022 season comes to a close.

Nathan Eovaldi, the team's top starter entering the season, has been in and out of the rotation since being sidelined with a lower back and hip injury on June 9. 

After once again going down on Aug. 19, this time from right shoulder inflammation, Eovaldi is starting to ramp up once again.

As seen in the video posted by The Boston Globe's Alex Speier, the right-hander was back on the mound before Tuesday's game, getting in some work against live hitting. He seemed to have no issue facing off against outfielder Rob Refsnyder in the short clip.

Minor league seasons are coming to a close left and right, so he'll likely have to get all of his throwing progression done while staying with the big league club, not that he'll necessarily need rehab starts given his short absence. 

It appears as if the impending free agent could make a few more starts before entering a pivotal offseason for both himself and the Red Sox organization.

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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