Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale was hit on his throwing hand by a line drive in the first inning and exited Sunday’s start against the host New York Yankees with what was later termed a broken pinky finger.
Per the Red Sox, Sale’s official injury is a “left fifth finger fracture” but the team did not specify details for how long he would be sidelined.
With two outs, Aaron Hicks hit a line drive off Sale’s hand. The ball caromed into right field, allowing Gleyber Torres to score and give New York a 3–0 lead.
Sale immediately walked off the field and was replaced by Hirokazu Sawamura….