The Boston Red Sox are going to need their lineup to bear down, as one of its sluggers will be out of commission for longer than assumed.
The Boston Red Sox thought they were getting a right-handed bat back in the lineup this week, but an extended hospital stay has complicated matters.O’Neill was eligible to return to the lineup on Wednesday, but he’s going to be off the diamond for at least another few days.Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, O’Neill spent no less than four days in the hospital getting treatment for his infection, which is now revealed to have been worse than initially reported.
“Tyler O’Neill said he got discharged from MGH yesterday after 4 days in the hospital having his leg infection treated,” Speier said. “He started baseball activity yesterday. He will travel with the team and hopes he might be able to be activated without a minor league rehab stint.” The mere mention of a possible minor league rehab stint is discouraging news for the Red Sox, who were expecting O’Neill to jump back into the fray ahead of Boston’s important series against the Baltimore Orioles. Now it appears O’Neill will likely miss that entire series, and other Boston bats will have to step up.Colin Keane is a contributing journalist for "Boston Red Sox On SI." Born in Illinois, Colin grew up in Massachusetts as the third of four brothers.
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