Curtis Mead wrist fracture cuts short new Red Sox start
Curtis Mead is headed to the injured list after follow-up tests reportedly found a broken left wrist from his Red Sox debut.
By Deshawn Carter · Sports Writer
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Curtis Mead’s Red Sox debut lasted barely long enough to get weird, and now the Curtis Mead wrist fracture is set to put Boston’s new infielder on the injured list, according to multiple reports cited by ESPN.
Follow-up testing Tuesday showed Mead has a broken left wrist, ESPN reported. The Worcester Telegram & Gazette first reported that Mead had suffered the fracture, according to ESPN.
The injury came one day after Mead made his first appearance for Boston in Monday’s series opener against the Athletics. He had joined the Red Sox on Sunday, then traveled with the club to California that night, ESPN reported.
Mead’s first game with his new team went sideways in the fourth inning, when Athletics starter Jack Perkins hit him on the left wrist with a pitch. Mead left the game after the plate appearance.
How did Curtis Mead hurt his wrist?
Mead was hit on the left wrist by a pitch from Athletics starter Jack Perkins during the fourth inning of his Red Sox debut Monday, according to ESPN. Boston first called the injury a left wrist contusion after initial X-rays came back negative.
Interim manager Chad Tracy Jr. suggested Monday that the first look was more encouraging, saying, “It looks like we dodged a bullet, maybe,” according to ESPN. The next day’s testing changed the picture.
ESPN reported Mead is now expected to go on the injured list for an undetermined stretch. An injured-list stint removes a player from the active roster while he recovers and allows the club to add another player in his place.
The timing is rough for Boston. ESPN reported the Red Sox had moved aggressively before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, sending young left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals over the weekend as part of their push to add the kind of bat the lineup had been seeking this season.
Mead’s season line entering the injury included a .253 batting average, 17 home runs and 48 RBIs, according to ESPN.
Nick Sogard was expected to be recalled from Triple-A Worcester in the corresponding roster move, ESPN reported. The team’s next step is now filling the hole created by an injury that looked less serious on Monday night than it did after Tuesday’s tests.
This story draws on original reporting from ESPN.com.