Red Sox starter shut down with elbow setback NBC Sports Boston [Video]

Garrett Whitlock will not return to the Boston Red Sox rotation any time soon.

The right-hander, who has been sidelined since April 17 due to an oblique strain, suffered an injury setback amid his rehab stint with Triple-A Worcester. Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters on Friday that Whitlock felt soreness in his pitching elbow after his Wednesday start.

“Garrett felt, yesterday, soreness around the elbow area,” Cora said before Boston’s series opener vs. the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. “We’re gonna shut him down for now and see what’s going on this weekend. We’ll know more on Monday. He stayed back home so they’ll do the whole thing over the weekend. We’ll gather information and see where we’re at.”

Whitlock has a history of elbow injuries. The 27-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery in 2019 and had separate stints on the IL last season due to right elbow ulnar neuritis …