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Red Sox Injury Insider

APR 12, 2018

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was off to a great start this season, hitting .368 and a pair of home runs, to help the Red Sox continue their blazing start in April baseball.

Then on Sunday, Bogaerts chased a misplaced ball right into Tampa Bay's dugout, suffering injury and requiring help off the field. The Red Sox confirmed a day later that Bogaerts was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his left ankle.

"The key to this diagnosis is 'non-displaced,' which means the bones stayed in their normal position," says orthopedic surgeon Joe DeAngelis, MD, MBA, of BIDMC's Sports Medicine Division. "Any bone injury takes time to heal, but when they haven't moved out of place, the recovery can be quicker..."

MAR 22, 2018

Knee Injuries: How to Know When it's Serious

With Opening Day just a few days away, three Red Sox players remain hopeful of returning to the field early on this season. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia and pitchers Steven Wright and Eduardo Rodriguez all underwent knee surgeries last year to repair torn cartilage, with the expectation of being Major League-ready by May or June.

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