It was unclear how the Boston Red Sox would handle their infield cluster after signing third baseman Alex Bregman this offseason.Franchise cornerstone Rafael Devers has made his reluctance to move from the hot corner and later his reluctance to move back into the field from designated hitter public this spring.

The Boston Red Sox had a pretty rough weekend, to say the least. Boston getting infielder Marcelo Mayer to the big leagues was positive, but most of the rest of the weekend was pretty negative. The Red Sox went 2-2 against the last place Baltimore Orioles and also lost star third baseman Alex Bregman for what could be an extended period.

The injury is being compared to the one he suffered in 2021 with the Houston Astros, which sidelined him for 50 games. Boston was already thin in the infield before Bregman’s injury. First baseman Triston Casas sustained a season-ending left patellar tendon rupture earlier this month.