Boston Red Sox Weekly: The Curious Case of Jose Iglesias
AL East Standing: 1st
Weekly Record: 5-4
Current Record: 42-28
(Every Saturday I will attempt to give some brief thoughts on the past week for the Boston Red Sox. It will be filled with hopes, frustrations, exhilaration, pain, and plenty of gawd-awful puns. Speaking of which…)
Iggy Pop: If someone had told me last year that Jose Iglesias was in the middle of a 16-game hitting...
Iglesias Out; Middlebrooks In Today's Sox Lineup
It looks like the three-person infield merry-go-round is intact for the Red Sox. After starting at third yesterday (and logging two hits), Jose Iglesias is benched today in favor of Will Middlebrooks. The Red Sox have intimated that Iglesias will get at least two starts a week in this three-way 'platoon'. Daniel Nava starts in right.
Will Middlebrooks Feeling “Great,” Says He Got Everything He Wanted Out of Rehab Assignment (Video)
After missing 16 games, Will Middlebrooks is back in the Red Sox lineup.
The third baseman was placed on the disabled list with a low back strain in late May, and finished his five-game rehab assignment in time to be activated for Monday night’s game against the Rays. Middlebrooks had five hits, two home runs and six RBIs in 17 at-bats at Triple-A Pawtucket.
Middlebrooks chatted...
Red Sox Will Middlebrooks Reactivated, Pedro Ciriaco DFA’d
Boston Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks has been reactivated from the disabled list and will return to the starting lineup in Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.Middlebrooks was placed on the 15-day DL two weeks ago with a lower back strain and has appeared in five games for Triple-A Pawtucket, in which he batted .294 with two home runs and six RBI.Prior to landing...
Will Middlebrooks activated from DL, will start tonight for Sox
Will Middlebrooks is officially off of the disabled list and back in the Red Sox lineup. Middlebrooks was activated from the DL and will make the start for the Red Sox tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays. Middlebrooks’ was placed on the DL in late May after suffering a lower back strain against the Cleveland Indians.
In lineup posted outside Red Sox clubhouse Will Middlebrooks...
Middlebrooks returns to lineup
@nickcafardo - Boston GlobeThere it is, folks. Middlebrooks in, Iglesias out. This doesn't necessarily mean Jose will be sent back down to Pawtucket, he will likely stick around to platoon. Ciriaco will likely be the odd man out. In his 5 game with Pawtucket, Will Middlebrooks went 5-for-17, with 2 homers, and 6 RBI.
The Sox made it very clear that Middlebrooks would be inserted...
What to watch for in June for the Boston Red Sox
Jay McAree
6/6/13
Red Sox
Heading into June, the Boston Red Sox are right where they want to be. At 36-24, they are sitting at the top of the AL East, and remain relatively healthy in comparison to previous years. Let’s look at some things to keep your eye on as the Sox move forward.
Can Ellsbury stay healthy?
History would say no, I’d like to believe he can...
Middlebrooks starts rehab with Pawsox; Eyes Saturday return
As the Boston Red Sox continue to play outstanding baseball through the first two months, they will be welcoming back their starting third baseman Will Middlebrooks later this week as he makes his way back from a lower back injury suffered on May 24. On Tuesday, Middlebrooks started a four game rehab stint for Triple-A Pawtucket and went 1 for 2 with a single and a walk in five...
What to Expect When Will Middlebrooks Returns
Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks is expected to rejoin the team on Saturday after he's been on the disabled list with a strained back. Middlebrooks will begin a four game rehab assignment for the Red Sox Triple-A affiliate Pawtucket on Tuesday against the Charlotte Knights. Prior to his injury, Middlebrooks struggled at the plate as he's hitting .201 with...
Report: Third baseman Middlebrooks playing with separated rib
BOSTON—The maxim “No pain, no gain” is certainly applicable in sports. For Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks, he is indeed playing with pain. According to a report from WEEI’s Full Count blog, he has been playing with a separated rib. This means that his rib bone has been torn from the cartilage that connects it to the sternum. This causes Middlebrooks to have...
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