Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story now knows why his hand hasn’t been recovering the way he thought it would after being hit on July 12 by a pitch.
Story saw a hand specialist on Friday and underwent tests that revealed a broken right wrist. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the fracture is in a different place than where the slugger was hit.
Before this latest diagnosis, the club had hoped that Story would be able to return to the field in a matter of days. Now, he won’t be able to swing for at least 10 days.
“The hit to the bone has improved,” Cora said. “They found a small fracture near the wrist. The treatment does not change. It’s basically the same thing we’ve been doing. Like a strain. But now he won’t be able to swing for a week and a half.”
