Red Sox Injury Updates: Key Players Nearing Return?

Interim manager Chad Tracy provided updates on the Boston Red Sox's 11 injured players following the All-Star break. Starters Ranger Suarez and Connelly Early are nearing a return, showing significant progress from their respective injuries. Suarez, sidelined with a groin strain, is eligible to return as early as Tuesday and is expected to resume throwing.

Early, experiencing posterior elbow inflammation, has resumed throwing and is gradually increasing his distance. Conversely, star players Roman Anthony and Garrett Crochet have made minimal progress. Crochet, dealing with shoulder fatigue and a lat strain, is not yet throwing, while Anthony is undergoing defensive drills but has not resumed batting.

Infielders Marcelo Mayer and Isiah Kiner-Falefa, both suffering from a stress reaction in a forearm bone, will see specialists next week for further evaluation. Trevor Story, recovering from sports hernia surgery, continues baseball activities and may begin a rehab assignment in the coming weeks. Several pitchers, including Johan Oviedo and Tanner Houck, are progressing through their rehabilitation programs, with updates expected on Triston Casas' wrist injury soon.