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Red Sox Prospect Out 'Multiple Weeks' After Collision At Plate, Halting Strong Start

The corner infielder was coming on strong to begin the season
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Sep 24, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Overview of Fenway Park from the outfield bleachers prior
Sep 24, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Overview of Fenway Park from the outfield bleachers prior | Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

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The Boston Red Sox have exceeded expectations at 21-19, good for third place in the American League East.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow's plan entering the 2024 campaign was to hold tight while some of his premier prospects inch closer to becoming big leaguers.

While the big three of shortstop Marcelo Mayer, outfielder Roman Anthony and catcher Kyle Teel remain healthy, one of the bigger bats in Double-A Portland will be out for an extended period.

"Red Sox prospect Blaze Jordan, a corner infielder playing for Double-A Portland, fractured his left ring finger on a play at the plate Saturday," The Boston Globe's Alex Speier reported Monday.

"He was placed on the seven-day injured list Sunday, and while there is not an exact timetable for his return, he is expected to miss multiple weeks, according to Red Sox farm director Brian Abraham."

The injury appeared to occur when the tag was applied as Jordan used his left hand to brace his slide

Jordan was hitting .283 with nine extra-base hits including a pair of home runs, 16 RBIs and a .756 OPS in 26 games for the Sea Dogs.

The 21-year-old has fallen down to No. 19 on the Red Sox's prospect rankings according to MLB Pipeline -- but that has more to do with the talent that has since been infused into the system than Jordan not living up to the hype.

Jordan hit .296 with 51 extra-base hits including 18 home runs, 86 RBIs and a .831 OPS in 122 games between High-A Salem and Double-A Portland with an impressive 75-to-40 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2023.

If he can approach that level of production at the higher levels of the minors, he'll be looked at as a future middle-of-the-order slugger when he eventually makes it to Major League Baseball.

Unfortunately, his path to the big leagues will be delayed by a few weeks while he heals up from the collision.

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Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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