{"id":683,"date":"2026-05-19T07:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=683"},"modified":"2026-05-19T07:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:03:20","slug":"roman-anthony-suffers-setback-feels-soreness-in-wrist-during-first-time-swinging-a-bat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=683","title":{"rendered":"Roman Anthony suffers setback, feels soreness in wrist during first time swinging a bat"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 For a moment over the weekend, there was a glimmer of optimism for the Red Sox about the progress of <b>Roman Anthony<\/b> in his return from right wrist inflammation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=681\">Sonny Gray\u2019s arm, Willson Contreras\u2019s bat all Red Sox need for 3-1 win over Royals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>After a cortisone shot, he\u2019d experienced enough improvement to position Anthony to start swinging a bat Monday for the first time since he suffered his injury on a check-swing May 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The hoped-for start of a hitting progression instead became a setback.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201c[He] swung a little bit and had some soreness, so, for the time being we\u2019re probably going to back off [Anthony swinging] until we get through the offday [on Thursday],\u201d interim manager <b>Chad Tracy<\/b> said before the Red Sox\u2019 3-1 win in Kansas City. \u201cObviously, you\u2019re not going to have him swing through soreness and discomfort, so not as good [of] news today, but we\u2019ll back off and see what happens after the offday with a few more days of rest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Assuming he doesn\u2019t start trying to swing until at least Friday, a best-case progression for Anthony would be a return next week. The 22-year-old outfielder has now missed 17 of the team\u2019s 47 games this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Relief for Narv\u00e1ez<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Red Sox received better news about catcher <b>Carlos Narv\u00e1ez<\/b>, who was wearing a plastic splint on his right middle finger after experiencing inflammation over the weekend in Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The catcher acknowledged that he\u2019d been \u201cafraid\u201d Sunday that he\u2019d suffered a fractured finger, but was reassured initially by X-rays that came back negative and even more by what he described as significant improvement in the digit Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He acknowledged that it remained difficult to grip and throw the ball, but expressed optimism that he\u2019d be able to return on Tuesday to catch <b>Ranger Su\u00e1rez<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Sogard back in the mix<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>For the first time this year, third baseman <b>Caleb Durbin<\/b> was out of the lineup for a second straight game. With Durbin mired in a yearlong slump that places him among the least productive hitters in baseball (.165\/.247\/.245),<b> Nick Sogard <\/b>got his second straight start at third base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=679\">Alabamans to choose nominees for US Senate as voting maps in flux<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re doing everything we can to make sure we get some offense out there,\u201d said Tracy. \u201cI don\u2019t think it means it\u2019s permanent [Sogard] is taking over at third. You\u2019ll still see Durbin, I just think that on given days, if we see a matchup we like, and Sogey is part of it, we\u2019ll use him. We\u2019re searching for runs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The impetus for the alignment was two-fold: The Sox hoped that giving Durbin multiple days off might permit him a chance to catch his breath at a time when he\u2019s been consumed by his struggles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s not a secret that he\u2019s going through it,\u201d said Tracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the Sox also have been encouraged by the quality of Sogard\u2019s at-bats in both Triple-A and the big leagues this year. Monday, he went 1 for 3 with a bunt single and a walk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Prior to his recall Saturday, Sogard was having the best minor league season of his career, hitting .269\/.417\/.454 with five homers for the WooSox. The 28-year-old, now in his fifth year with the Sox, suggested the numbers reflect his improvements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe org has pushed me to add, obviously, strength and exit velocity, which have been crucial. I think that\u2019s been a really important piece of being able to play and get to this level, using those improvements, but making sure also that I\u2019m attacking the at-bats the way that are my strengths,\u201d he said. \u201cI still don\u2019t have a whole lot of time here. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve played my best baseball here . . . I\u2019m confident I can do here what I\u2019ve done in the minor leagues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Doing the rounds<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>Trevor Story<\/b> (sports hernia) has returned to Boston, but has yet to see specialists to decide whether to have surgery. In his absence,<b> Andruw Monasterio<\/b> started at shortstop Monday and went 2 for 4 \u2014 and Marcelo Mayer took pregame grounders at the position . . . Outfielder <b>Ceddanne Rafaela<\/b> was out of the starting lineup due to what Tracy called \u201ca little tightness\u201d in his hamstring. He entered the game as a defensive replacement in the ninth. He\u2019s expected back in the lineup Tuesday . . . Lefthander <b>Danny Coulombe<\/b> (cervical spasms) is expected to pitch Tuesday for Triple-A Worcester, his second rehab appearance . . . <b>Brayan Bello<\/b>, whose 7.16 ERA is the third highest of any pitcher with at least 30 innings pitched this year, remains slated to pitch at Fenway against the Twins next weekend, Tracy said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=677\">What to watch in Tuesday\u2019s primaries as Trump\u2019s endorsement is put to the test<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best case for the 22-year-old outfielder, who has missed 17 of the team\u2019s 47 games this season, is a return next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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