Purple Sox’ Alex Cora supplies damage replace for Wilyer Abreu
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Abreu nonetheless has a methods to go earlier than returning, however made some progress on Friday and Saturday in response to Cora.
The Purple Sox will seemingly nonetheless be with out certainly one of their beginning outfielders for the foreseeable future.
Boston supervisor Alex Cora offered a small replace on Abreu’s standing on Saturday, and though it was constructive, he famous that the outfielder has a methods to go earlier than he can return to the lineup.
“He ran yesterday, he ran immediately, I simply texted him,” Cora stated. “He feels OK. It wasn’t at full velocity however he felt higher than the final time he tried. It’s the beginning of the development. I don’t know so far as timetable, but it surely’s excellent news.”
Abreu is coping with a calf pressure he suffered in the midst of August. Previous to his damage, the suitable fielder was batting .253 and had 22 residence runs — which nonetheless led the Purple Sox till Trevor Story hit his twenty third of the yr on Sept. 1. The 2024 Gold Glover was certainly one of Boston’s greatest gamers, each on the plate and defensively, earlier than he went down.
Because the season winds down, the water is murky when it comes to Abreu’s availability down the stretch. With solely 19 video games left within the common season, there aren’t many probabilities for Abreu to get into motion previous to the postseason. And with out readability on the severity of his pressure, predicting a timeline could be close to unattainable.
In accordance with Boston Sports activities Medication, a gentle calf pressure can heal in a single to 3 weeks, however a average pressure requires a 3 to 6 week restoration time, and it may well get even longer than that. Abreu is nearing the three-week mark since struggling the damage, signaling his damage may not be delicate.
Boston misplaced Roman Anthony to damage shortly after, and his standing for the postseason stays questionable as properly. So Abreu’s unclear timetable means the Purple Sox can be skinny within the outfield in the meanwhile. Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Nate Eaton have made up the outfield of late, and Masataka Yoshida and Rob Refsnyder can combine in as properly.
Boston advantages from having a deep outfield contingent, however a protracted absence of certainly one of their greatest hitters isn’t excellent because the postseason nears. Come October, the Purple Sox will should be as near full power as potential in the event that they do attain the playoffs for the primary time since 2021.
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