Chaim Bloom, president of the Boston Red Sox, announced that Trevor Story underwent surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow. The physician in charge of the procedure, performed at the Texas Metroplex Institute, was Keith Meister.
Although the infielder is expected to miss the entire 2023 Major League Baseball season, blossom stated for ESPN that I wouldn’t rule out seeing him play at some point during the season. Management’s plan for the upcoming season was to put Story at shortstop in place of Xander Bogaerts, who went to the San Diego Padres.
“Indeed I wouldn’t rule out a return sometime in 2023.but it is not something that we can guarantee at this time, “said the president of the Boston Red Sox.
Bloom stated that with the loss of Story, the Boston team will seek to strengthen itself. The biggest free agents on the middle mat are Josh Harrisonrougned odorjonathan Villar and caesar hernandez and among the shortstops stand out José Iglesias and Elvis Andrus.
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story in 2022
The 30-year-old arrived in Boston ahead of the start of the 2022 season on a six-year deal and 140 million dollars. Story’s first year with the Red Sox saw limited to 84 matches, in which he served as second baseman, due to discomfort in his right hand and left heel.
Despite this, the infielder posted .238/.303/.434 averages after hitting 85 hits and driving in 66 runs in 396 plate appearances. Additionally, he hit 14 home runs.
On defense, Story participated in 813.2 innings and he recorded 378 putout chances. In 215 he assisted, in 157 he got the out and only made six errors.