Trevor Story’s season appeared to be over when he underwent shoulder surgical procedure, however the Pink Sox star might quickly start rehab task.
The 31-year-old has been out of recreation motion since April, however he started fielding floor balls and hitting off a machine this month, which even stunned supervisor Alex Cora. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow revealed there is a “robust likelihood” Story makes his return this season, and the two-time All-Star stays optimistic to return again and assist Boston.
“I really feel like I am in a great place to make a return,” Story instructed reporters, per Christopher Smith of MassLive. “So we’re sort of mapping out how that appears right here within the subsequent couple weeks. I am hitting off the machine and performing some issues at a excessive velocity and it feels nice. So I am blissful about that.”
Story admitted it has been a “whirlwind” of a season, particularly because it marked one other yr the place he is suffered an damage throughout his Pink Sox profession. Nonetheless, his elevated bodily exercise hints at a attainable date for rehab task.
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“We don’t know but,” Story stated. “Someday in September. That is the objective. I be ok with being ready the place I can play and produce and do my half. So I am enthusiastic about it.”
Ceddanne Rafaela together with a rotating infield solid crammed in for Story at shortstop, and his return might give Boston an enormous enhance within the lineup amid its wild-card chase.