Hanley Ramirez has gotten off to a strong start in his debut campaign with the Boston Red Sox, but the 31-year-old left fielder is set for a spell off the field after he suffered a shoulder injury in Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. He remains day-to-day with what has been ruled a sprain.
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Ramirez Day-to-Day After Running into Outfield Wall
Tuesday, May 5
Mike Lynch of WCVB-TV in Boston and Brian MacPherson of The Providence Journal provided updates from Red Sox manager John Farrell:
On May 4, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reported that Ramirez looked the worse for wear after colliding with the wall in left field. The Red Sox later confirmed it was a left shoulder sprain, per Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald.
After the Rays’ 5-1 win over the Red Sox, Farrell provided an update on Ramirez, per Lauber:
Ramirez provided an update on Twitter as well:
As of Tuesday, Ramirez is batting .283, while his 10 home runs and 22 runs batted in are first on the team. Although the 12-14 Red Sox haven’t struggled mightily on offense, taking his bat out of the lineup won’t help as the team tries to get back over .500.
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