Overview

• Manager Alex Cora confirmed the role change Friday in New York, noting Boston will determine whether Buehler works single or multiple innings.
• Buehler is 7-7 with a 5.40 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over 22 starts, with a career-high 54 walks and 21 homers allowed after returning from a May shoulder issue.
• He last started Tuesday against Baltimore, throwing 75 pitches over four innings; he is not available to pitch the day of the announcement.
• Cora has not named a replacement for Monday’s rotation turn in Baltimore, with internal options discussed that include Richard Fitts, Kyle Harrison, Cooper Criswell and Payton Tolle.
• Buehler called the decision disappointing but an opportunity to reset; he joined Boston on a one-year, $21.05 million deal with incentives after his 2024 postseason run with the Dodgers.