The Red Sox is headed to Fort Myers for injury rehabilitation — and nothing else.
Anthony, 22, suffered a partially torn ligament in his right ring finger in May. He is still experiencing difficulty swinging a bat due to the discomfort in his right hand and wrist.
“His focus, a singular focus now, is if you’re in Florida, it’s to get yourself healthy and not have to deal with all the other stuff that goes with it,” Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said.
“So it’s a singular focus, very focused on getting himself healthy and getting him back to us. We want him. We want him in the lineup. So I’m going to keep in touch with him frequently and see how he’s doing, with the hope that we get him back.”
Tracy went on to clarify what he meant by “other stuff.”
“Just the day-to-day of being at Fenway. He’s going to get asked questions about it constantly. And for him being there, his focus is on one thing right now: That’s get yourself healthy.”
His next step is visiting Dr. Gary Lourie, a hand specialist, in Atlanta this week.
Tracy first mentioned Anthony’s shift down to Fenway South on Saturday and framed it as a move based on logistics.
Boston has become crowded with injured players, so Anthony was moved to create space, a similar move to one done with some pitchers in the past.
Anthony has not yet resumed a hitting program in the midst of his recovery.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
