Boston Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony is heading to the injured list and could miss the rest of the regular season, manager Alex Cora said Wednesday.
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Appearing on “WEEI Afternoons,” Cora said that the recently-extended outfielder is dealing with an oblique strain and is looking at a 4-6 week absence.
“He’s going on the IL. He has an oblique strain,” Cora said. “Timetable, we don’t know… usually takes from 4-6 weeks.”
Anthony left Tuesday’s 11-7 win over the Cleveland Guardians with left oblique tightness. After striking out in the bottom of the fourth inning, he walked back to the Red Sox dugout, grabbing his lower back after swinging at strike three.
He underwent an MRI on Wednesday, which confirmed the injury.
“I haven’t dealt with something like this before,” Anthony said about a possible IL stint after Tuesday’s game. “So I’d be lying if I said I knew. But again, we’ll know in the morning, I’m sure.”
Anthony sat out two games last month due to mid-back tightness.
“This is definitely worse in terms of the way it feels, but that’s right now,” Anthony said.
After getting called up in June, the 21-year-old Anthony has hit eight home runs, driven in 32 runs and batted .292 in 71 games.
“He’s one of our best offensive players,” Cora said. “It sounds harsh but we have to move on. We’ve got to put that uniform on today and try to win a game. We’ve been through this before. There’s been a lot of stuff with this team and we’ve been able to keep going so I expect the group to keep doing the same thing.”
The Red Sox have 22 games left in the regular season and sit tied with the New York Yankees 2 1/2 games behind the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays. Boston currently holds one of the three AL wild-card spots.
Sept. 28 is the date of the Red Sox regular-season finale, which means Anthony would likely not be available until the Wild Card round should Boston qualify.
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