Red Sox move starter Corey Kluber to bullpen with Whitlock’s return
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Corey Kluber throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Brandon Sloter]
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Red Sox are moving two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber to the bullpen after a rough start to his first season in Boston. The Red Sox had to clear a rotation spot with the return of Garrett Whitlock, who is scheduled to start Saturday. The 37-year-old Kluber is 2-6 with a 6.26 ERA in his first nine starts for the Red Sox, who signed him to a $10 million, one-year contract. Although he was Boston’s opening day starter, Kluber has pitched six full innings just once this season while issuing 18 walks in 41 2/3 innings.
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Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora takes the ball from starting pitcher Corey Kluber during a pitching change in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)
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