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“He’s happening the IL. How lengthy? We don’t know.”
The Pink Sox misplaced their beginning catcher throughout Monday’s eventual 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays.
Boston performed most of Monday’s sport with out backstop Connor Wong, who exited the competition within the first inning after a swing from George Springer hit his gloved hand.
Whereas Wong remained behind the plate for the rest of the inning, he was then changed by Carlos Narváez for the remainder of the evening.
Boston initially tabbed Wong’s early exit on account of a hand contusion, however Alex Cora had a extra dour replace after the sport wrapped.
“He has a small fracture within the pinky space,” Cora advised reporters. “He’s happening the IL. How lengthy? We don’t know. Only a late swing received him good. So, we’re going to should make a transfer.”
“It swelled up and was numb,” Wong added of his harm. “Clearly I used to be in a position to catch the ball afterward so I used to be hopeful. But it surely was simply form of numb.”
With Wong sidelined transferring ahead, the beginning catching position will flip to Narváez — who’s off to a powerful begin to the 2025 season with Boston. Acquired by Boston in an offseason commerce with the Yankees, Narváez is at present batting .333 with three doubles and 4 RBI throughout 5 video games with the Pink Sox.
However even when Narváez can maintain his personal whereas Wong is on the mend, Boston might want to name up a backup catcher transferring ahead — with MassLive’s Sean McAdam reporting that the workforce will name up Blake Sabol from Worcester forward of Tuesday’s sport towards Toronto.
Sabol — who’s the one different catcher at present on Boston’s 40-man roster — is batting .250 with two doubles and 4 RBI throughout six video games with Worcester this season.
The 27-year-old catcher has appeared in 121 profession MLB video games with the Giants — batting .313 with over 11 video games with San Francisco final season.
“Robust loss for us,” Narvaez advised McAdam of Wong’s harm. “No one desires that. Connor has been a vital piece for us. Hopefully, he’s going to be again quickly. Within the meantime, whereas he’s out, I’m going to take accountability to assist the workforce win each sport.”
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