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Chris Sale will miss the start of the 2022 season due to a rib injury
"He’s not throwing right now."
The Bruins defeated Chicago 2-1 in overtime on Tuesday night. Matt Grzelcyk scored the game-winner.
Tonight, the Bruins face the Wild in Minnesota at 7:30 p.m.
Elsewhere, the Celtics are in San Francisco for a 10 p.m. tipoff.
Also tonight at 10:15 p.m., the Revolution are in Mexico City to play Pumas UNAM in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal. New England holds a 3-0 lead after the first leg.
Chris Sale’s status for Opening Day: Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is dealing with a stress fracture in his right rib cage, according to Boston chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom.
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As a result, Sale will miss the team’s April 7 opener in New York against the Yankees.
“He’s not throwing right now, and he won’t be ready for the start of the season because of that,” Bloom explained in a Wednesday press conference.
Sale, 32, returned to form pitching for the Red Sox in 2021 after missing all of 2020 due to Tommy John surgery. He went 5-1 with a 3.16 ERA in 42.2 innings.
Trivia: In 2019, Sale became the fastest pitcher in MLB history to get to 2,000 career strikeouts, doing so in just 1,626 innings pitched. Who held the record prior to that?
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(Answer at the bottom).
Hint: His older brother won 20 games for the Dodgers in 1990.
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Patriots reportedly agreed to sign a cornerback on Wednesday morning:
Mikaela Shiffrin won the downhill in Courchevel: The rare downhill win for Shiffrin — her first since 2020 — increased her lead in the overall World Cup standings. It was Shiffrin’s 74th career World Cup win.
On this day: In 1969, the Bruins fell behind 2-0 to the Maple Leafs after the first period. Barely a minute into the second period, Boston struck back with a goal from Ken Hodge. The floodgates opened for the Bruins, who proceeded to fire in seven more goals before the end of the period.
The eight second-period goals tied an NHL record, and propelled Boston to an 11-3 win over Toronto.
Daily highlight: Kailey Snell of Chattanooga softball somehow made the diving catch and applied the tag to get the out on the attempted stolen base.
Trivia answer: Pedro Martinez
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