BOSTON (AP) — Falling a season-worst 19 games below .500 might not have been the low point of the day for Boston.
Second baseman and team catalyst Dustin Pedroia could be done for the season. Pedroia sat out Boston’s 4-1 loss to first-place Baltimore on Tuesday night and said after the game that the nagging injury to his left hand and wrist may force him to sit out the remaining 17 games.
“I could rest, continue to play or (have) surgery. There’s three things we can do. We’ll come up with a plan the best we can that’s best for the team,” Pedroia said.
In 135 games, Pedroia is batting .278 with seven homers and 53 RBIs. Last season, he hit .301 with nine homers and 84 RBIs before undergoing offseason surgery on his left thumb.
“Obviously, it hurts,” the 2008 AL MVP said. “It’s tough going out there and trying to do what you’re accustomed to doing and you can’t.”
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