Red Sox chief of baseball operations Craig Breslow suggested Whitlock (elbow) could be used as a multi-inning reliever in 2025, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports, "He was very successful in a multi-inning leverage role, to the point that he was a real weapon that Alex (Cora) could deploy," Breslow said.

Boston chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Hendriks (elbow) should be "fully healthy" to begin the 2025 season, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Mayer (back) has started baseball activities, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Triple-A Worcester placed Campbell (lat) on the 7-day injured list Tuesday.

Giolito (elbow) exercised his $19 million player option for 2025 on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Murphy (elbow) began a throwing program last week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Yoshida underwent surgery Oct. 3 to repair a labral tear in his right shoulder, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Cespedes recently underwent surgery to repair a hamate bone fracture in his left hand and will miss the rest of the season, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports.

Perales (elbow) underwent a full UCL reconstruction surgery last week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Song will undergo Tommy John surgery, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports.

Bonaci was suspended for the entire 2024 season Wednesday for violating Minor League Baseball's domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.