The Red Sox finally decided to disable Mookie Betts:

On Friday, the Boston Red Sox placed him on the disabled list due to an abdominal strain.

Betts had already missed five games due to the injury, with his most recent appearance coming on May 26. Between Betts being shelved and Dustin Pedroia‘s sore knee requiring some rest, the Red Sox have been playing shorthanded. Manager Alex Cora figures to split the right-field reps between J.D. Martinez (opening up DH for others), Brock Holt, and Blake Swihart.

He was off to an historic start, so I hope he is not out too long.