Beckett placed on disabled list
The Boston Red Sox have placed ace Josh Beckett on the disabled list with a strained lower back.
Beckett was forced out of the team’s recent contest against the New York Yankees because of a sore back.
The back injury has been bothering Beckett for several weeks now and was one reason the team pushed back one of his recent starts.
With the Red Sox already behind three teams in the American League East, this injury couldn’t come at a worse time.
Tim Wakefield is expected to replace Beckett in the starting rotation and reliever Joe Nelson will be called up to take the knuckleballer’s spot in the bullpen.
