If there’s one player the Red Sox can’t afford to lose right now, it’s Wilyer Abreu. Well, no, that’s not true. It’s Garrett Crochet. And then Roman Anthony. And Alex Bregman. And possibly Aroldis Chapman and Carlos Narvaez. But Wilyer Abreu’s been pretty damn important! So we can all breathe a sigh of relief, then, that the calf tightness that forced him out of yesterday’s game is minor. We probably won’t see him against the Orioles tonight or tomorrow, but he’s hoping he’ll be back in time to face the Yankees this weekend. (Matty Wasserman, Boston Globe)

Unfortunately, the injury news is not as good for Marcelo Mayer, though that’s been obvious for a while now. Yesterday, Mayer finally made the decision to go under the knife for the sprained right wrist that has kept him out for a numbe

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