Red Sox's Adam Duvall To Miss Significant Time After Latest Diagnosis
The Boston Red Sox received awful injury news regarding their most productive player nine games into the season.
Red Sox's newly-acquired outfielder -- who has become somewhat of a rising star despite being 34 years old -- injured his wrist diving for a ball in shallow center field Sunday afternoon in the team's 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
We are starting to understand the severity of the injury, and it's not good.
"Adam Duvall has a distal radius fracture in his left wrist," MLB.com's Ian Browne tweeted Monday. "No timetable yet as they gather more information but obviously a minimum of 'weeks.' Any fracture takes four to six weeks to heal."
It's also unclear if he needs surgery on his wrist -- which would extend his timeline.
As many have noted, Duvall suffered a season-ending sprain in July of last season on the same wrist he injured Sunday.
With Duvall out of the picture, Boston has turned to Bobby Dalbec to fill his spot on the roster. Dalbec is a natural corner infielder but has worked on his defense up the middle to add versatility to his game.
The reality is, Dalbec strikes out far too much at the plate to be effective and is a below-average defender across the diamond.
The ripple effects of Duvall's injury will be pronounced -- though the Red Sox could steady the ship in the short term, as Rob Refsnyder will be Duvall's primary replacement in the coming weeks due to an unusual amount of left-handed pitchers set to oppose Boston in the next few series.
Refsnyder was a fantastic reserve outfielder last season and could end up being the lead-off hitter during this stretch of southpaws coming up.
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