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It's a battle for the top of the division in the American East. The Blue Jays have a 2.5-game lead… but the Yankees and Red Sox are on fire and want to try and supplant the Jays.
And with several games between these three teams over the next few weeks, it's going to be a fierce battle to the finish.
But today, the Red Sox situation just got a whole lot more complicated. Last night, the club saw Roman Anthony injure himself on a swing… and he had to leave the game.
https://twitter.com/BostonStrong_34/status/1963026910847598885
So we were expecting a diagnosis today… and as it turns out, the news isn't good: Anthony has an oblique muscle injury and is going on the injured list, missing between four and six weeks.
His regular season is therefore likely to be over (unless he returns before four weeks).
https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1963309186521174423
Obviously, this is a major blow for Boston. Anthony had already established himself as one of the Red Sox's best (and possibly best ) position players… and it will be very difficult to replace him.
Not the way the Red Sox would have liked to deal with their outfield surplus, let's say… especially since, with Wilyer Abreu also sidelined, the club doesn't really have that surplus to deal with anymore.
Anthony's injury could also keep him out for the start of the playoffs. Boston should be able to get there even without its young star outfielder… but it's far from certain that he'll be back once the playoffs begin.
We can assume that he'll do everything to be there, but it's not guaranteed.
A very hard blow to Boston, then. Let's see if the Red Sox can stay the course.
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