Three Injured Red Sox Players On Precipice Of Return As Season Winds Down

The Red Sox will get closer to full health for the final games of the season

Scott Neville | Sep 26, 2022

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The Boston Red Sox were among the most injury-riddled teams in Major League Baseball, a curse that has plagued them right through the final days of the season.

That said, there are a few injured players expected to jump back on the roster before the season comes to a close.

One of the three players set to return could be doing so for his final pair of starts in a Red Sox uniform, impending free agent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.

"(Alex) Cora says Eovaldi will be activated during the upcoming series against the (Baltimore) Orioles and make two starts at Fenway before the end of the season," The Boston Globe's Alex Speier tweeted Monday.

Cora also said first baseman Eric Hosmer and Christian Arroyo are expected to return by the end of the week.

Hosmer has been battling a back injury that was expected to end his season, so this news came as somewhat of a surprise. It'll be interesting to see how the veteran first baseman fits into the lineup. Triston Casas is expected to get the majority of the work at first base as he continues to develop.

Hosmer would be a designated hitter candidate in normal circumstances, but it's assumed that J.D. Martinez would want to play in the majority of what could become his final games in a Red Sox uniform given his status as an impending free agent.

Arroyo has been missing time for a non-COVID-19-related illness and could come back at any point in the week, with Tuesday being thrown out as a realistic possibility. He'll help reinforce a middle infield that took a hit when Trevor Story went back on the injured list.

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Published Sep 26, 2022

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