The Boston Red Sox will be without Nathan Eovaldi for at least a month and a half.
The right-hander underwent successful arthroscopic surgery in New York on Tuesday to remove a loose body in his right elbow, the Red Sox announced.
He's expected to make a "full return to pitching" in six weeks, per the team.
The Red Sox placed Eovaldi on the 10-day injured list over the weekend with an elbow issue after he posted a 6.00 ERA through four starts.
The 29-year-old is just over a year removed from a March 2018 procedure to remove loose bodies in his elbow while he was with the Tampa Bay Rays. He also missed the entire 2017 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
"From everything that I heard, he's doing well," manager Alex Cora said Tuesday morning at Fenway Park. "The expectation is for him to recover. He went through this last year. He should be fine when he comes back and ready to roll."
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Cora said pitcher Hector Velazquez likely will make a few starts in Eovaldi's absence, which should last into early June.
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