Curtis Mead‘s early exit from his debut Monday with the Boston Red Sox was accompanied by worse information a day later — a broken left wrist.
Follow-up exams Tuesday on the newly acquired Red Sox infielder revealed the fracture, in accordance to a number of reviews, and Mead now will land on the injured record for an indefinite keep.
It’s a big blow to baseball’s hottest crew, which obtained aggressive forward of the Aug. 3 commerce deadline and despatched younger left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals over the weekend in alternate for the kind of bat the Boston lineup has yearned for all season.
Mead joined the Red Sox on Sunday, flew out with the crew to California that evening and made his debut with Boston for the sequence opener Monday in opposition to the Athletics.
He struck out in his first at bat, then was struck on the left wrist by Athletics starter Jack Perkins within the fourth inning, main to his exit.
The Red Sox initially stated Mead suffered a left wrist contusion and that X-rays had been detrimental, with interim supervisor Chad Tracy Jr. including: “(It) looks like we dodged a bullet, maybe.”
But Mead underwent extra exams Tuesday that exposed a big damage.
Mead is hitting .253 with 17 residence runs and 48 RBIs this season.
Nick Sogard reportedly was set to be recalled from Triple-A Worcester within the corresponding roster transfer.
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette first reported information that Mead suffered the wrist fracture.
