Shoulder of Red Sox RHP Kelly structurally OK

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BOSTON — Following an MRI on Joe Kelly’s impinged shoulder, Red Sox manager John Farrell announced at his pregame news conference Wednesday that the injured right-hander incurred no further damage by trying to play through his pain.

“There’s no change in structure from the MRI that was taken last September, and now we’ve got to let it quiet down,” said Farrell, who had no update on how long Kelly will be out.

Joe Kelly walked two of the three batters he faced before being removed from the game against the Tampa Bay Rays with a shoulder injury. Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports

On Tuesday, Kelly intimated that he didn’t feel right leading into the game and in warm-ups, but he chose not to communicate his problems to Farrell, telling reporters, “I thought I was going to be good to go and went out there and tried to step on the gas and nothing came out.”

Kelly, who was placed on the disabled list Wednesday, was pulled after just four at-bats and …

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