Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow informed reporters on Tuesday that Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story would require season-ending surgery to fix a fracture in his shoulder.
Story, 31, will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a fractured glenoid, and afterward, Breslow said, he should be out for six months.
Breslow stated prior to Tuesday’s home opener against the Baltimore Orioles, “Difficult to speculate beyond that.” “But you can kind of do the math there.”
Following a diving stop on an Angels hit by Mike Trout on Friday night, Story dislocated his left shoulder, which is why the Red Sox placed him on the injured list late last week.
Story, who had started all eight of Boston’s games this season prior to the injury, is finally returning to normal after two seasons marred by injuries after leaving the Colorado Rockies in March 2022 to sign a six-year, $140 million contract with the Red Sox.
Story missed a lot of time in 2022 due to ailments to his left foot and right hand, playing in just 94 games. After recuperating from significant offseason surgery to repair a ruptured UCL, he played in just 43 games in the previous campaign.
Story has a.227 average and a.681 OPS in his two plus seasons with the Red Sox. This season, he was hitting.226 with four RBIs. He was a two-time All-Star for the Rockies and has 534 RBIs, 177 home runs, and a career batting average of.265.
Story’s loss was seen by Breslow as “very significant.” “With what he demonstrated in spring training, he was confident in his ability to contribute offensively and was not going to run away from the defensive impact he has had to this club. Thankfully, in my opinion, he has become this team’s leader, and he will continue to have a beneficial influence on it.
“Unfortunately it just doesn’t seem like it’s going to be on the field right now.”
The plan is to platoon players at shortstop and second base while Story is out, according to manager Alex Cora. Breslow stated, “I think right now we’re committed to giving the internal options a chance. We’ll give this some run. It makes sense to let this play out a bit and we’ll continue to evaluate.”
