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Andrew Benintendi out for season with strained rib cage
Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi is done for the year. Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Red Sox OF Andrew Benintendi out for season with strained rib cage

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi won't play again this season.

Per ESPN, manager Ron Roenicke confirmed the news ahead of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Philadelphia Phillies.

The 26-year-old outfielder went on the injured list on Aug. 12 after he suffered a strained right rib cage when he lost his footing attempting to travel around the bases during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. X-rays showed no broken bones, but the Red Sox nevertheless added Benintendi to the 45-day injured list on Tuesday.

It's a premature conclusion to a campaign Benintendi likely can't wait to put behind him. Across 14 games, he hit a dreadful .103 with no home runs, one RBI, four hits,and 17 strikeouts. He's signed through 2021.

Boston began the day dead last in the American League East standings with a 14-28 record. 

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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