The Red Sox have given Walker Buehler the boot.

Manager Alex Cora announced on Friday that Buehler, 31, will be moved to the bullpen until further notice.

“Yeah, he is going to the bullpen,” Cora told reporters before Friday’s game against the Yankees . “I talked to him last night about his new role and we’ll figure out how it goes. Maybe one inning, multiple innings, we don’t know yet.” 3

Despite the change, Cora insisted that he still believes in Buehler, and that he is going to “help us out.”

“I still believe in him,” Cora added. “He is a big part of what we are trying to accomplish…hopefully he can reset, go out there and pound the strike zone and simplify the attack and help us win ballgames.”

Cora has yet to name a starter for Monday’s game against the Orioles, which was

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