Boston red sox pitcher covid heart. The associated press new york boston red sox left hander eduardo rodriguez will miss the entire season because of heart inflammation caused by covid 19. The red sox said july 7 the 27 year old had tested positive for covid 19. Earlier this week the boston red sox shut down left handed pitcher eduardo rodriguezs throwing program after discovering health complications stemming from his bout with covid 19.
Rodriguez has been diagnosed with myocarditis an. Boston red sox pitcher eduardo rodriguez is learning the hard way how the virus attacks the body after a patient is cured. He has been on the injured list since mid july and has not.
He returned july 18 but the team said five says later that an mri revealed an issue that turned out to be the heart. New york ap boston red sox left hander eduardo rodriguez will miss the entire season because of heart inflammation caused by covid 19. There is still a lot that we do not know about covid 19 and the longterm effects of the virus.
Boston red sox pitcher eduardo rodriguez on sunday confirmed that he was infected with the coronavirus earlier this year and is now suffering from myocarditis an inflammation of the heart muscle. Boston red sox pitcher eduardo rodriguez suffering from covid related heart inflammation. Rodriguezs condition was related to his having.
Local sports radio station weei spoke with rodriguez who said he has myocarditis an inflammation of the heart muscle thats caused by a virus according to the myocarditis foundation.