Boston Red Sox’s Alex Bregman bends over before leaving the game after injuring himself on a single against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Boston Red Sox’s Alex Bregman heads for the dugout after injuring himself on a single against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts his hand on the shoulder of Alex Bregman as he leaves the game after injuring himself running out a single against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman moves closer to possible IL stint, manager Alex Cora says
BOSTON (AP) 鈥 Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman could be nearing a trip to the injured list after leaving Friday鈥檚 game with right quadriceps tightness, manager Alex Cora said.
Boston Red Sox’s Alex Bregman bends over before leaving the game after injuring himself on a single against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
BOSTON (AP) 鈥 Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman could be nearing a trip to the injured list after leaving Friday鈥檚 game with right quadriceps tightness, manager Alex Cora said.
鈥淗e鈥檚 getting an MRI. He鈥檚 sore,鈥 Cora said at Fenway Park on Saturday morning before Boston was set to face the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a split doubleheader.
鈥淲e鈥檒l see where he鈥檚 at,鈥 Cora said before later adding that Bregman said it felt 鈥渨orse鈥 than he expected.
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When ask if a stint on the IL could be coming, Cora said: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to jump into conclusions, but yes.鈥
If Bregman does need to go to the IL, who will play third?
Cora said the plan is for the team to 鈥渕ix and match鈥 and answered 鈥渘o鈥 when asked if Rafael Devers could be in the immediate plans.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of guys in the conversation,鈥 Cora said. 鈥淩oster construction comes into play, guys in the minor leagues, how they fit the roster 鈥 all that stuff.鈥
Could Devers be in the mix at some point?
鈥淲e made a decision in the offseason and this is where we鈥檙e going,鈥 Cora said, without completely closing the door. 鈥淭here are a few things that we took into consideration and I think we鈥檝e been very consistent with it.
鈥淚鈥檓 not going react to the outside world because (they) think that鈥檚 the right move. Maybe it鈥檚 not, right? Maybe we鈥檙e doing it right? Maybe we鈥檙e doing it wrong?鈥
Earlier this month, . The DH has been red-hot lately after collecting a over the Orioles on Friday afternoon.
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鈥淚 know the guy. He鈥檚 raking. He鈥檚 the best DH in the American League right now,鈥 Cora said. 鈥淚f he keeps continuing to do this, he鈥檚 going to be in the All-Star Game as the DH and going to win a Silver Slugger as a DH. This is where we鈥檙e going. We鈥檒l continue to talk. I鈥檓 not going to say we鈥檙e going to close the door.鈥
Boston already lost a corner infielder for the season when and had season-ending surgery. The loss of Bregman could be a big blow to a lineup that鈥檚 struggled, at times.
鈥淲e鈥檒l be OK. Obviously, he鈥檚 a big part of our offense,鈥 Cora said. 鈥淭riston is a big part of our offense. We鈥檝e just got to find a way to score runs in a different way and we鈥檙e prepared for that.鈥
Devers, the team鈥檚 third baseman for eight seasons, was moved to DH after Bregman signed a $120 million, three-year deal as a free agent and was given the job. Following a slow start at the plate, Devers and is batting .299 with 12 homers and 47 RBIs.
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