Red Sox INF Trevor Story hopes for July return from elbow injury as DH
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox infielder Trevor Story thinks he can return to the lineup subsequent month because the crew’s designated hitter.
Recovering from surgical procedure in January on his injured proper elbow, Story is in Boston figuring out with the Red Sox after doing a lot of his rehab work on the crew’s advanced in Fort Myers, Florida.
“Yeah, (July) is a real possibility,” Story instructed reporters earlier than Monday evening’s recreation towards the Colorado Rockies, his former crew. “I think that’s as early as we’ve looked at it. That’s obviously exciting to me. To be able to just impact the team with my bat is something I feel like I can do, so we’ll make that decision soon.”
He additionally thinks he would possibly be capable of play shortstop by August.
“I think the progression is kind of a moving thing based on how I feel,” Story stated. “I feel good about coming back to play shortstop sometime in August. I know that’s what I want to do. That’s my goal. So that’s kind of where I have my head on.”
After star slugger Xander Bogaerts signed with San Diego in December, the Red Sox have struggled to seek out consistency at shortstop with Story sidelined all season. Kiké Hernández made his main league-leading 14th error Monday evening, bouncing a throw previous first base for Colorado’s first run.
Before the sport, supervisor Alex Cora stated Story threw from 120 ft and deliberate to take batting observe with the crew a lot of the week. Then he’s prone to return to Florida for exercises.
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