BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz took batting practice on the field Tuesday and thinks his return to Boston’s lineup is close.
Ortiz has missed 20 games because of a strained right Achilles tendon and says he could be back in the lineup when the Red Sox play at Cleveland this weekend. He said he had an injection in the affected area on Monday.
“Normally it would hurt by now,” he said, sitting in the dugout after BP. “I think it’s going to be OK.”
Ortiz took 35 swings, hitting only a couple of balls into either the right-field seats or bullpens at the beginning. He then sent a half dozen deep to right in his final eight swings.
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