The Red Sox are 3 ½ games out of an American League Wild Card spot with just over a month left in the regular season. And they could be getting reinforcements back in the near future.
Trevor Story has been on the 60-day injured list since April after he suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery. It was originally thought the infielder would miss the rest of the 2024 campaign, but Story has been making strides in his rehab that has the team optimistic about an earlier return.
Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP
“He continues to make a ton of progress and just being around him in the clubhouse, there’s a different attitude that he’s taking every day,” Boston’s chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said during his appearance on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Thursday. “He’s excited to go in and field. Liam (Hendriks) is on track to return sooner, but there’s a real strong chance that Trevor is putting on a Red Sox uniform and helping us at some point.”
Story only played eight games for Boston before suffering the injury. He had seven hits in 31 at-bats.
Hendriks, meanwhile, underwent Tommy John surgery last August before signing with the Red Sox. He’s been rehabbing with Triple-A Worcester as he works his way back to the big leagues.
Both players will be a welcome addition to the team as it makes a push for the postseason. The bullpen flipped the script in the final two games against Houston, but has struggled to maintain leads of late. And with the Red Sox gearing up for some tough series in the final stretch of the season, getting some healthy bodies back into the fold should add a boost as they look to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2021.
