Red Sox's Adam Duvall To Miss Significant Time After Latest Diagnosis

Boston was dealt a huge blow Monday

Scott Neville | Apr 10, 2023

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The Boston Red Sox received awful injury news regarding their most productive player nine games into the season.

Red Sox's newly-acquired outfielder -- who has become somewhat of a rising star despite being 34 years old -- injured his wrist diving for a ball in shallow center field Sunday afternoon in the team's 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.

We are starting to understand the severity of the injury, and it's not good.

"Adam Duvall has a distal radius fracture in his left wrist," MLB.com's Ian Browne tweeted Monday. "No timetable yet as they gather more information but obviously a minimum of 'weeks.' Any fracture takes four to six weeks to heal."

It's also unclear if he needs surgery on his wrist -- which would extend his timeline.

As many have noted, Duvall suffered a season-ending sprain in July of last season on the same wrist he injured Sunday.

With Duvall out of the picture, Boston has turned to Bobby Dalbec to fill his spot on the roster. Dalbec is a natural corner infielder but has worked on his defense up the middle to add versatility to his game.

The reality is, Dalbec strikes out far too much at the plate to be effective and is a below-average defender across the diamond.

The ripple effects of Duvall's injury will be pronounced -- though the Red Sox could steady the ship in the short term, as Rob Refsnyder will be Duvall's primary replacement in the coming weeks due to an unusual amount of left-handed pitchers set to oppose Boston in the next few series.

Refsnyder was a fantastic reserve outfielder last season and could end up being the lead-off hitter during this stretch of southpaws coming up.

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Published Apr 10, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu