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Curtis Mead will miss an indeterminate amount of time with a broken left wrist he suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox acquired Mead on Saturday in a trade that sent left-hander Connelly Early to Washington. Mead was injured in his second at-bat with Boston on Monday when he was hit in the wrist by A’s starter Jack Perkins.
Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said Monday that X-rays were negative, but additional tests Tuesday showed an injury that will keep Mead out of the lineup.
“Super disappointing. It doesn’t seem real that it would happen in the first game,” Mead told reporters before the Red Sox faced the A’s on Tuesday. “There will be a pause between the next one.”
Mead is hitting .253 with 17 home runs and 48 RBIs this season.
The Red Sox recalled infielder Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester to fill Mead’s spot on the roster. The team has a 55-50 record and remains 6.5 games out of first place in the American League East, behind the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees.
Associated Press information.
