Red Sox Infielder Curtis Mead To Miss Time With Broken Left Wrist Injury
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a broken left wrist injury that 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 on the wrist by Athletics starter Jack Perkins.
Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said on Monday that X-rays were negative, but further tests on Tuesday showed an injury that will knock Mead out of the lineup.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Super disappointing. It doesn’t feel real happening in first game," Mead told reporters before the Red Sox faced the A's on Tuesday. "There will be a break in 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 roster spot. The team sits with a 55-50 record and remains 6.5 games out of first place in the American League East, trailing both the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Reporting by the Associated Press.