New Pink Sox Curtis Mead reportedly coping with damaged wrist
Boston Pink Sox
Regardless of preliminary X-ray outcomes providing some optimism, Mead is reportedly coping with a damaged wrist.
The Pink Sox are reportedly going to have to attend a bit longer to see their new commerce pickup, Curtis Mead, make an affect within the coronary heart of Boston’s lineup.
In keeping with Alex Speier of The Boston Globe, the Pink Sox will place Mead on the injured listing Tuesday — only a day after the infielder was hit by a pitch and exited his Pink Sox debut within the fifth inning of motion.
In keeping with Tommy Cassell of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and a number of other different reporters, Mead has a damaged wrist.
Mead — acquired from the Nationals in a one-for-one swap for Connelly Early final weekend — solely logged two at-bats along with his new membership earlier than this brutal setback.
Within the prime of the fourth inning of Monday’s street recreation in opposition to the Athletics, Mead was struck on the left wrist on an inside 95-mile-per-hour fastball by starter Jack Perkins — with the blistering providing catching Mead after he initially checked his swing.
Mead was in discomfort as he took off his wrist guard and made his method to first base, however remained within the recreation as a baserunner earlier than enjoying within the subject as Boston’s second baseman within the backside of the fourth.
Mead was finally pulled from the sport within the backside of the fifth, with Boston saying after the Pink Sox’s eventual 4-2 win in opposition to the A’s that his X-ray outcomes have been adverse.
“Squeezing my hand feels OK,” Mead mentioned postgame, per MassLive’s Chris Smith. “Just a bit little bit of ache rotating. We have been capable of get an X-ray and the whole lot regarded OK. So I’m hopeful that I’ll really feel higher tomorrow morning and that wouldn’t be an issue.”
Even with the regarding optics of Mead leaving his Pink Sox debut early, Pink Sox interim supervisor Chad Tracy supplied an optimistic outlook about Mead’s standing after Monday’s victory.
“He’s sore,” Tracy mentioned. “We’re simply going to take it daily and see how he feels coming in (Tuesday). A little bit sore however at the least proper now it seems like we dodged a bullet perhaps.”
The information on Tuesday was way more discouraging, with Boston now tasked with transferring ahead and not using a commerce pickup who was anticipated to deliver some thump within the coronary heart of the Pink Sox order.
Mead was within the midst of a breakout season with the Nationals earlier than arriving in Boston final weekend, with the Australian-born slugger batting .256 with 17 residence runs, 48 RBI and an .852 OPS over 87 video games in Washington this yr.
Mead was anticipated to bolster a Pink Sox lineup that ranks twenty ninth out of 30 MLB golf equipment with simply 99 residence runs on the season by means of 105 video games.
Now, the Pink Sox must play the ready recreation as soon as once more with a key fixture sidelined with damage — with Boston already with out a number of different franchise stalwarts like Roman Anthony and Garrett Crochet.
Speier added that the Pink Sox have Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester to interchange Mead on the roster — with Sogard anticipated to separate reps at second with Anthony Seigler with Mead on the mend.
With Mead now sidelined, the Pink Sox is perhaps on the prowl for extra offense between now and MLB’s commerce deadline, which is about for six p.m. on Monday, August 3.
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