Purple Sox supervisor Alex Cora provided updates on quite a lot of injured gamers, together with Trevor Story, previous to Monday night time’s conflict with the Kansas Metropolis Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Cora instructed reporters over the weekend that Story started hitting tender toss final week and mentioned the star shortstop is now hitting overhand throws.
“In his phrases, he is like, ‘That is near BP,'” Cora instructed reporters throughout his pregame press convention in Kansas Metropolis. “He is enthusiastic about it. I by no means thought we might get so far. I am excited clearly. Not 100% that it will occur (that Story returns this season), however the truth that he’s doing the whole lot doable to make it occur is nice. He is shifting properly. His swing seems nice.”
Cora added: “Clearly, there’s numerous stuff that we have to do earlier than this turns into a actuality. We have seen previously, the timing a part of it and the repetitions. However, body-wise, is the distinction between these guys now in comparison with the previous? They have been doing their common work for an extended, very long time and now it is simply the swinging.”
Story performed only a handful of video games this season earlier than present process shoulder surgical procedure in April. Nonetheless, Cora believes will probably be much less of an acclimation for Story to return this season.
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“He made some changes within the offseason, so timing-wise, it will be rather a lot simpler this yr in comparison with final yr,” Cora mentioned. “Final yr, he was simply off offensively, chasing numerous pitches, and now, with the muse that he has, we do imagine he’ll be in a greater place both this yr or subsequent yr. However, thus far, so good.”
The Purple Sox have simply lower than a 3rd remaining of their 2024 season, that means the slew of injured gamers are working towards the clock for his or her respective returns to the crew.
This is what Cora needed to supply on a number of different injured Purple Sox gamers:
Outfielder Tyler O’Neill
O’Neill missed the final two video games towards the Texas Rangers attributable to sickness and can sit out once more within the Purple Sox’s sequence opener towards the Royals.
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“Feeling higher however not nice,” Cora mentioned. “Nonetheless out there, however not beginning. Hopefully, he is a full go on Wednesday, however we’ll see the way it goes.”
Reduction pitcher Chris Martin
Martin was placed on the 15-day injured checklist with proper elbow irritation on July 4. He didn’t initially journey with the Purple Sox however is slated to affix the crew in Kansas Metropolis on Monday. Cora mentioned if Martin was able to pitch, he can be activated on Wednesday; if not, he can be despatched to Triple-A Worcester for a rehab task.
Reduction pitcher Liam Hendriks
Hendriks is scheduled to throw one other bullpen session of 10-15 pitches on Tuesday as he continues to work his approach again from Tommy John Surgical procedure final August. The 35-year-old started throwing off the mound in late June and just lately instructed NESN’s Tom Caron he seems to be again for the Purple Sox someday this month.
Infielders Triston Casas and Vaughn Grissom will proceed their rehab assignments with the WooSox this week.
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