Red Sox activate Trevor Story for season debut against Royals

Baseball
Published 08.08.2023
Red Sox activate Trevor Story for season debut against Royals

The Boston Red Sox activated two-time all-star Trevor Story on Tuesday afternoon forward of their recreation towards the Kansas City Royals.

The 30-year-old is slated to bat third and begin at shortstop in his first recreation again from low season elbow surgical procedure to restore his UCL.

Infielder Yu Chang was designated for project in a corresponding transfer.

Story is within the second season of a six-year, $140 million deal he signed forward of the 2022 marketing campaign.

In his first season with the Red Sox, Story appeared in 94 video games, slashing .238/.303/.434 with 16 house runs. He solely performed second base for Boston after spending the primary six seasons of his profession at brief with the Colorado Rockies.

After shedding Xander Bogaerts to the San Diego Padres within the low season, Boston’s shortstops have ranked close to the underside of MLB in practically each offensive class.

In 13 rehab video games, between double and triple-A, Story hit .300/.417/.700 with 4 house runs and 4 doubles.

The Red Sox are presently 5 video games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the ultimate wild card spot within the American League with a 58-54 file and are 3-7 over their final 10 video games.

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