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Xander Bogaerts injury: Boston Red Sox star optimistic he’ll play Saturday after leaving game, but club will see how hamstring feels overnight
Published: Apr. 08, 2022, 6:11 p.m.
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Boston Red Sox’ Xander Bogaerts hits an RBI single to drive in Jonathan Arauz in the tenth inning of an opening day baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, April 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
NEW YORK — Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is hopeful — and optimistic — that he’ll be able to play Saturday after leaving Boston’s Opening Day loss with a hamstring injury, but the club will wait to see how he recovers before making a decision on his availability.
“Let’s see how he reacts to treatment and all that stuff and let’s see how he feels tonight,” said manager Alex Cora.
Bogaerts tweaked his right hamstring swinging at a Michael King pitch (that he looped into left for a go-ahead RBI single) in the 10th inning. He stayed in the game to run the bases but hobbled off the field and was replaced by Jonathan Araúz at shortstop in the bottom of the inning. The Red Sox lost, 6-5, on a HV Donaldson RBI single in the 11th.
Bogaerts said the injury has improved since the end of the game. Still, the initial feeling caused some concern.
“I don’t know what it was. It wasn’t good, though,” Bogaerts said. “I tried to do whatever to not feel it and it kind of went away for a little bit. It was a good sign. It wasn’t a normal thing that happens every day.”
Bogaerts was walking with a slight limp in the Red Sox’ clubhouse after the game. Considering how careful the Red Sox plan to be with load management early in the season, it would be a major surprise to see Bogaerts play Saturday, even if the injury is not deemed serious. An injured list stint can’t be ruled out either.
“I’m always nervous when people come out of the game,” Cora conceded.
Before his injury, Bogaerts looked to be in midseason form against the Yankees and ace Gerrit Cole. He was 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs in the loss. Bogaerts hit just .136 (3-for-22) in spring training and joked that his lack of baserunning action might have led to the injury.
“I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t do too much running during spring training,” Bogaerts said. “I was getting only outs. I got on base today a couple times and I ran pretty hard right out of the gate first to third. I should have hit a homer like (Rafael) Devers.”
Bogaerts said he plans to sleep well Friday night and hydrate in hopes that his hamstring feels good Saturday morning. If he has his way, he’ll be in the lineup when the Sox and Yankees square off at 4:05 p.m.
“I feel good,” Bogaerts said. “Hopefully, I come back tomorrow and feel good and get ready to go.”
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