Chris Sale leaves Red Sox-Yankees game with mangled pinky after Aaron Hicks comebacker

By Chris Hughes On Jul 18, 2022

Chris Sale cannot escape the injury bug.

The Red Sox’s snake-bitten left-hander left Sunday’s start against the Yankees after being struck on his left pinky by a 106.7 mph line drive off the bat of Aaron Hicks. As the ball caromed off him and into right field, Sale beelined to the dugout, vigorously shaking his hand in pain and holding out his distorted pinky.

Aaron Hicks smokes a line drive off Chris Sale’s pinky to score another run. Sale appears to have broken his finger and he exits the game pic.twitter.com/FNDsWNVzBc

— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 17, 2022

Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox winces in pain with a pinky injury after getting hit by a line drive from Aaron Hicks of the New York Yankees in the first inning at Yankee Stadium on July 17, 2022. — Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox winces in pain with a pinky injury after getting hit by a line drive from Aaron Hicks.

Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale leaves the field with a pinky injury after getting hit by a line drive from Aaron Hicks of the New York Yankees in the first inning at Yankee Stadium on July 17, 2022. — Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale leaves the field with a pinky injury after getting hit by a line drive from Aaron Hicks.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora, center, holds up the hand of Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale after it was hit by a line drive by Yankees left fielder Aaron Hicks (not pictured) in the first inning at Yankee Stadium. — Red Sox manager Alex Cora, center, holds up the hand of starting pitcher Chris Sale after it was hit by a line drive by Yankees left fielder Aaron Hicks.

Sale lasted just ⅔ of an inning, allowing three hits and two earned runs.

Sale made his season debut on Tuesday, having been on the IL with a right rib stress fracture. He has pitched just 48 ⅓ big league innings since signing a five-year, $145 million contract extension in March 2019, having missed most of the past two seasons due to Tommy John surgery.

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