The Red Sox placed shortstop Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder subluxation this evening, per a team announcement. Infielder David Hamilton was recalled to take Story’s place on the active roster. The news comes on the heels of Story exiting yesterday’s game after diving to field a groundball. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow informed reporters, including Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, that it’s not yet clear if Story will need surgery or will play again this season. Story is set to undergo an exam on Monday to determine if he’s sustained any structural damage that would require him to go under the knife.
It’s the latest brutal development for Story during his Red Sox tenure, which has been fraught with injury-related struggles. Story, 31, enjoyed a run as one of the game’s best offensive shortstops from 2018 to 2020, slashing an impressive .292/.355/.554 while earning two All Star appearances, two Silver Slugger awards, and three top-12 finishes in NL MVP voting. Since coming to Boston on a six-year, $140MM deal prior to the 2022 season, however, Story has appeared in just 145 games with a .227/.288/.394 slash line amid wrist, heel, and UCL injuries. Now the latest injury to plague Story since joining the Red Sox has put the remainder of his 2024 season in doubt after he appeared in just 43 games last season.
With Story likely sidelined for at least a significant period, if not the entire season, the Red Sox are now set to turn to a patchwork infield mix featuring Enmanuel Valdez, Pablo Reyes, and Hamilton up the middle with Romy Gonzalez as another option on the club’s 40-man roster. Reyes has the most big league experience of that group, with a .255/.317/.363 slash line in 216 career big league games that’s good for a wRC+ or 83, while Valdez’s 87 wRC+ in 57 career major league appearances leads the group.
Taking Story’s place on the roster for the time being is Hamilton, a 26-year-old who made his MLB debut with the Red Sox last year. The youngster appeared in just 15 games with the club during his first big league season and struggled at the plate, slashing a paltry .121/.256/.182 in that brief stint. He posted stronger numbers at the Triple-A level, slashing .247/.363/.438 in 103 games while splitting time between shortstop, second base, and center field.
None of those options inspire confidence, though the club’s outlook up the middle could improve when infielder Vaughn Grissom makes his season debut after being sidelined with a hamstring strain to open the season. Per MLB.com, Cora has suggested that Grissom could begin a rehab assignment in the near future, potentially setting up a return in late April or early May. Grissom was set to open the season as the club’s starting second baseman prior to his injury, though it’s possible that a prolonged absence by Story could lead the Red Sox to experiment with Grissom at shortstop, where he spent the majority of his time in the minor leagues.
One other option at the club’s disposal would be to use top prospect Ceddanne Rafaela on the infield dirt. The youngster has acted as the club’s regular center fielder this season but has experience in the major and minor leagues at both shortstop and second base. Moving Rafaela to the infield would also free up additional at-bats in the club’s crowded outfield mix, which features Jarren Duran, Tyler O’Neill, Wilyer Abreu, and Mastaka Yoshida in addition to Rafaela himself. Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe relays that Breslow downplayed the idea of Rafaela moving to the infield, however, noting the value of the youngster’s superb glovework in center field.
The story of his career
The arm was just hanging when he finally walked off the field last night and in same game, Angels pitching hit both Devers and Rafaela on the hands with pitches. Just not a good night, except for the win.
Have failed to see why Hamilton is kept on the 40 man roster since mid last season. he can’t hit, fielding is average at best, only plus is speed. Why not call up gonzalez, who is already on the 40m roster instead?
John – Totally agree. They have so many options if they simply move Rafaela to shortstop.
“The story of his career”
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Story didn’t start missing a lot of games until after he came to Boston.
Games played:
Colorado:
2017: 145
2018: 157
2019: 145
2020: 59 of 60
2021: 142
Boston:
2022: 94
2023: 43
Could care less… Just wanted to say that
Aww, that’s so great you were able to.
Thanks Icon! Hope you’re enjoying the no no on Sunday night baseball
charmin soft
He is made of glass
You’re made of pillows.
Story is quickly approaching Crawford, Panda, and Sale’s extension in terms of usefullness.
“Story is quickly approaching”..You can’t include Sale in that group of sorry, sad sacks. He led Boston to a World Series victory and those others sucked the very day they came to town and contributed to nothing.
mlb – Joemo specifically wrote “Sale’s extension”. Absolutely it should be included.
At the risk of piling on, let’s not forget Hanley Ramirez (4 years for $88m) and Rusney Castillo (6 years for $73m).
Sox fans cry so much about panda, when it was the front office’s fault. Yall forget the Giants matched the contract, they just wanted a diet clause. The Sox didn’t
Tigers – Bad contracts are always the front office’s fault.
Yes I know Story, Sale, Panda, Crawford etc experienced injuries that caused them to miss lots of games. Reviewing a player’s potential level of injury risk is something the front office should be doing. Everyone in the world knew Story was an oft-injured player, just like they knew all the health issues Sale had leading up to the extension. And of course a 3B as large as Panda will likely have injury problems.
Fever.”everyone in the world knew”…that is Not True!.how can you say a player is an injury risk when he never missed serious time due to injury prior to his time in boston?? Stop making this narrative up the man played 140+ games every season prior to coming to boston..and 59 of 60 in 2020…im getting sick of having to correct you on this please learn to do just a little research by looking at this mans career games played prior to making baseless accusations
Pool – MLBTR was the first to write it yesterday, take it up with them.
And I already took the high road by allowing you to classify “significant” as more than half a season. Please be respectful and Mo Vaughn.
Fever..then Please stop parroting a narrative you now admit to knowing is false.but nice you tried to pass the buck on something youve now regurgitated multiple times.and fwiw 140+ games in the current era is very much a full season with all the planned rest days etc or do you need me to look up proof of that for you as well.
Fever is a troll — ignore him.
Pool – Stop making up crap, I didn’t admit anything. What I wrote is that if you want to classify more than a tenth of a season as “insignificant” then that’s your prerogative. I’m not the type to try and shove opinions down other people’s throats like you are trying to do with me.
And BTW try doing some critical thinking for once, Story played many games with existing injuries. You are wrongly assuming he was healthy for every game he played.
One day off a month MAX is the norm for position players, you are delusional if you think any healthy position player would be given 17 days off a year.
Xander has played at least 155 games four times.
Trea Turner has played at least 160 games twice.
Here’s Semien’s games played:
2015 – 155
2016 – 159
2018 – 159
2019 – 162
2021 – 162
2022 – 161
2023 – 162
Now aren’t you ashamed for insisting 145 games is “the norm”.
Do better.
Fever im done with your nonesense we can all see you are a troll..but you know someone did say ” fever pitch guy is always right” ..guess we all know why..
Pool – Me providing FACTS multiple times to prove you wrong is “nonsense”? And then you resort to personal attacks? I took the high road and gave you an out kid. You made it personal. You’re now muted.
I knew it, yet another immature bitter juvenile with a grudge who tried to challenge me and failed miserably.
Probably the same person I muted previously, using a different account.
When will they ever learn?
I agree you can’t include Sale, but the others I concur. Although, unlike Panda and Crawford, Story was injured.
Embarrassing post bro. It’s fine if you’re too young to remember Panda and Crawfords days in Boston. But check their games played before saying they weren’t injured.
My point is Story actually was pretty decent before injuries. Crawford wasn’t a terrible investment, He was just overpaid and underperformed. Panda was a bad contract from the start.
Nit sure how my post is embarrassing? Might want a better choice of words. Even if I’m wrong, I don’t find that embarrassing. I still think Story’s contract, as well as Sale’s was decent. The others mentioned, not so much.
Soon after signing with Boston, Story was quoted as saying, “$140M? 140M!? I’ll show’em what $140M buys you today!” Ahahaha!
It’s all these hard throwing, pitch clock using players that are causing injuries. It’s a conspiracy!!! Bring back spider tack! Oh wait, wrong injury thread….
Heard through the grape vine that Spider Tac was responsible for many pulled groins….
You’re using it on the wrong balls, Clip!
Michael King tossing 7 shutout innings rn, tune in if you can. Dude is fire!
Wow, that’s awesome! I’ll be watching for sure. He’s a good one Gwynning.
Clip – It’s been determined the new grip pitchers are using is what’s causing all the groin pulls.
Ask Reese McGuire, he’d be able to confirm because he’s a frequent …. catcher.
Trevor Story makes Harrison Bader & Giancarlo Stanton seem like Iron men.
Bader is a great player, why else would the Jankees trade Montgomery for him. Jaja
Pitch Clock strikes again. ! Wow
Story of the Red Sox lives of late…
I thought for sure this was a cut and dry dislocated shoulder. Just the way he went down and reacted. Seen and experienced it myself.
Rafaela is gold glove in the OF thus far, and previously, but I think you have to move him to the dirt this year, only, based on what the sox have to work with. Hamilton sucks. Duran can play center, o’niell and abreu corners that’s at least above avg. Another injury and it looks pretty rough. This story contract was a bust from day one, I still don’t understand why they did it in the 1st place, he wasn’t healthy and X-man was already there, it wasn’t a need at the time. There are other offseasons to make that sort of investment. On top of that ownership has gone cheap(maybe partially due to story and golf, and Liverpool etc) just one man’s opinion
There must be someone, somewhere in the world who can catch a baseball and hit .227, no?
JBJ anyone?
DBH – If Yoshida continues to DH I am perfectly fine with Duran, Abreu and O’Neil for the time being.
The JBJ ship has sailed. Team needs offense now more than OF defense
I have mentioned JBJ twice in 3 days as a joke… apparently I am the only one to get lol.
As for this post… JBJ can catch and has a career .225 average
I have posted repeatedly this past off season that it should be a “Let the kids play” year, so I agree with you, FPG.
All though 38 seconds after Yoshi has a 3 hit night, he should be traded for a bag of popcorn. Salt and butter not required.
DBH – On JBJ, we don’t want to give the Sox front office any ideas. LOL!!
Lol. GOOD POINT!
Not anyone that Tightwad Henry would sign.
What a bad break.. gave his all on the play… hate to see that happen.. hopefully no structural damage and he’s able to play this year…. Good grief….
Next time I need a day I’m definitely dropping ‘subluxation’ on that ass
Pause
it’s like the dude is jinxed man.
Yaz – Jinxed with stupidity, he’s not exactly the brightest bulb. Watch the video when he fractured his wrist.
I dislocated my shoulder 3 times playing old man softball. Was lucky enough to pop it back in myself each time. Not a good feeling. Sucks foe Story. Not a Sox fan just hate when guys careers get derailed by injury. Hopefully he can get healthy.
Make Rafaela the everyday shortstop until Mayer is ready. Duran is adequate in center. Keep Grissom at 2nd. There is a reason the Braves traded him. They felt he could not play shortstop.
It is time to move on from Dalbec.
Story got hurt while diving after a ball and playing hard! If he had just waved at the ball you guys would be complaining that he does not hustle enough! This injury is very painful and could happen to anyone. Give the man a break, he was playing hard for his team.
Thec – OMG a shortstop dove for a ball! He got his uniform dirty too! Give that man the GG right now!!
Sawx fans may find out whether Vaughan Grissom CAN play shortstop. … Like it or not.
Ink – No need, the Sox already have a gaping hole at 2B with Grissom’s name on it.
Frankly the situation at short is only going to once again accentuate the annual defensive disaster at 3rd base. Wade Boggs made it his mission to become a GG 3rd baseman and I just wish I saw more effort by Devers to do the same.
Bring up Marcelo…. bat him 9th. His defense in MLB ready.
The Sox were ‘connected to’ or ‘interested in’ every free agent. That doesn’t mean they were even close to serious contenders for any of them. I’m as shocked as anyone about their start to the season, but it’s only been 9 games. Breslow came in with his hands tied behind his back. I want the best but I’m not holding my breath.
Mud – Shocked they won 5 of 6 against Oakland and Anaheim?
At the end of the season check where those two teams are record-wise.
Sad Story was injured in Angels game. He has been a disastrous signing by Bloom. He has missed tons of games the last two years and he will miss most of this season as well if he needs surgery. There is no depth on this team at all. They will just bring up another one from Worcester.