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The Boston Red Sox placed star pitcher Chris Sale on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/cooper-kupp-jersey , the team announced Saturday.Reliever Brandon Workman took Sale's place on the 25-man roster.The 29-year-old Sale has been nothing short of superb for Boston in two seasons. In 2017, he went 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a whopping 308 strikeouts in 214.1 innings. That didn't translate to the postseason, however鈥攈e gave up nine earned runs in 9.2 innings across two appearances (one start) as the Red Sox were eliminated in five games by the Houston Astros in an American League Division Series.It was a disappointing showing in Sale's first playoffs, though he came back with a bang in 2018 and has arguably been even better than last season, going 12-4 with a 1.97 ERA http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/jared-goff-jersey , 0.85 WHIP and 219 strikeouts in 146 innings.He's also been mostly healthy until this point, though inflammation in his left shoulder cost him some time in early August.Without Sale, the Red Sox's title ambitions would take a major hit.While the team has solid options behind him in Rick Porcello, David Price and Eduardo Rodriguez鈥攁nd one of the best offenses in baseball鈥擲ale is the team's ace and the front-runner for the American League Cy Young Award. Tim Tebow's pursuit of a spot in the major leagues will reportedly likely continue in 2019.New York Mets assistant general manager John Ricco revealed toNewsday's Tim Healey that the organization expects the former Heisman Trophy winner to return for a third professional baseball season."I'm sure that's his last impression of himself," Ricco told Healey. "I'd be surprised if he didn't want to continue."No word on what level the organization plans to have him start at in 2019.After struggling between two levels of Single-A (.226 average in 126 games) in his first professional season in 2017, Tebow spent the 2018 season with the Double-ABinghamton Rumble Ponies鈥攁nd enjoyed some success. The 31-year-old hit .273/.336/.399 with six home runs Brandin Cooks Jersey Elite , 14 doubles, one triple and 36 RBI in 84 games.His solid performance earned him a spot on theEastern League All-Star team. He went 1-for-4 with a double in the showcase game.Unfortunately, his season was cut when he suffered abroken handin July. That ended any and all talk of him possibly receiving a September call-up in what has been a lost season for the Mets.New York has given Tebow at-bats with the big-league squad during spring training in each of the past two years. While he is just 5-of-45 (.111 average), it does give him a chance to face advanced pitching. Plus, it brings fans to the ballpark.As long as Tebow is healthy coming March 2019, expect the Mets to give him more at-bats during the spring and see if he can build on the success he had this past season.While the critics will point out Tebow's numbers are nothing to go wild about http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/brandin-cooks-jersey , especially for a player of his age, it is important to note that he made major improvements from his first season to his second, and did so at a higher level. He still has a long way to go to prove he deserves a shot in the majors, but it appears as though he will have at least one more season to chase his dream.