| 5/10/2013 10:17:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks has doubled three times over the last two games. | Insight: Middlebrooks missed Wednesday's game with bruised ribs but he has shown no ill effects of the injury since returning to the lineup. | | |
| Cold | 5/9/2013 6:47:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks (ribs) is back in the lineup Thursday against the Twins, according to Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald. | Insight: Middlebrooks collided with catcher David Ross while making a sliding catch in foul territory Tuesday night and has been dealing with bruised ribs. Ross suffered a quad contusion, but he is also back in the lineup Thursday. | | |
| Cold | 5/8/2013 5:14:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks' MRI showed no structural damage in his sore rib cage, according to Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald. | Insight: Middlebrooks collided with catcher David Ross while making a sliding catch in foul territory Tuesday night. Lauber reports that Middlebrooks is trying to talk his way into Wednesday's lineup but he'll likely miss at least one game. | | |
| Cold | 5/7/2013 9:55:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks collided with David Ross in foul territory in the fifth inning Tuesday and later left the game. UPDATE: He has been diagnosed with a right side injury, according to beat writer Evan Drellich. | Insight: Middlebrooks made a sliding catch but slid into Ross's leg. The young third baseman lasted until the seventh inning, so this might just be a precautionary move related to side soreness. Ross also exited one batter after the collision with a left quad contusion. | | |
| Cold | 4/21/2013 5:00:00 PM |
Description: Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks (1-for-4 with two strikeouts Sunday versus Kansas City) is hitting just .105 with 15 strikeouts in 38 at bats since homering three times against the Blue Jays on April 7th. | Insight: He's driven in just one run over that span with no extra base hits. The slumping infielder should be benched in all formats until further notice. | | |
| Cold | 4/15/2013 10:00:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks has faced Tampa Bay starter Jeremy Hellickson nine times and has one hit, a single, while striking out an alarming six times. | Insight: Middlebrooks has four homers and six RBI this season, though three of the blasts were in one game against Toronto last Sunday. He's batting just .129 in his other eight games and this matchup figures to be just as unfavorable. | | |
| Hot | 4/7/2013 3:57:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks blasted three homers Sunday in a 13-0 victory over Toronto. | Insight: In his other at bats, Middlebrooks doubled and made a long out that took Blue Jays left fielder Melky Cabrera all the way to the warning track. Jacoby Ellsbury, Daniel Nava and Mike Napoli also homered for the Sox on Sunday. | | |
| 3/2/2013 5:53:00 PM |
Description: Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks was hitless in three at bats Saturday in his first game back after injuring his wrist Wednesday night against Baltimore. | Insight: All that matters is that Middlebrooks (.288, 15 HR, 54 RBI last season) is healthy and back in the lineup. Fantasy owners can all let out a sigh of relief. | | |
| 2/28/2013 12:13:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks has been cleared for all baseball activities just one day after leaving a game with a wrist injury. He could resume playing Friday. SOURCE: Gorden Edes, ESPN | Insight: Middlebrooks gave Boston a scare after injuring the same wrist he had surgery on last season, but he has been cleared of any serious damage. | | |
| 2/27/2013 9:59:00 PM |
Description: When Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks was asked about the wrist injury he suffered in Wednesday night's game against Baltimore, he said, "No pain. No X-rays. Just a scare." | Insight: ESPN Gordon Edes added that Middlebrooks is hoping to take batting practice tomorrow. Crisis averted ... for now. Red Sox fans can breathe again. If Middlebrooks can stay healthy, he should have a chance to hit 20 homers this season. | | |
| 2/27/2013 7:27:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks left Wednesday night's exhibition against the Orioles after injuring his right wrist on an awkward swing. | Insight: Uh oh. That's the same wrist Middlebrooks broke back in August. If Middlebrooks misses time with this injury, Pedro Ciriaco would be the logical choice to fill in for him at third base. | | |
| 8/11/2012 9:28:00 PM |
Description: Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks has been moved to the disabled list with a broken right wrist. He's expected to miss the rest of the season. | Insight: The injury occurred when Middlebrooks (.288, 15 HR, 54 RBI) was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning of Friday's game against Cleveland. The recently acquired Danny Valencia (.198, 2 HR, 17 RBI) and rookie infielder Pedro Ciriaco (.333, 1 HR, 11 RBI) should see most of the action at the hot corner while Middlebrooks is out. | | |
| Cold | 7/22/2012 1:23:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks is not in the lineup Sunday against Toronto. | Insight: Middlebrooks (.285, 11 HRs, 42 RBIs) was tearing it up in his first two months in the majors (.304, 10 HRs, 37 RBIs) but he's hit a bit of a rough patch in July, going just 8-for-39 (.205) in nine games this month. | | |
| 7/14/2012 11:36:00 AM |
Description: Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks, who had been out since July 1 with a hamstring injury, played on Friday night, but left the game in the bottom of the eighth. | Insight: Through 49 games, he's hitting .291 with 10 HR and 37 RBI, but hasn't produced much of late due to injury after a quick start to his career in May. | | |
| 7/12/2012 9:34:00 PM |
Description: Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks is expected to be back in the starting lineup when the Red Sox visit Tampa Bay on Friday. He's been out since July 1 with a hamstring injury. | Insight: Ironically, almost as soon as Middlebrooks officially won the starting job at third base from Kevin Youkilis (who was then traded to the White Sox), he tweaked his hammy and hasn't seen the field since. We're expecting big things from Middlebrooks upon his return. Through 48 games, he's hitting .298 with 10 HRs and an incredible 37 RBIs. Most years, those kind of numbers would be good enough to warrant at least some Rookie of the Year consideration but this year Mike Trout (.341, 12 HRs, 40 RBIs, 26 SBs) is so good that he may even be an AL MVP candidate. | | |
| 7/7/2012 11:07:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks (hamstring) is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against New York. | Insight: Middlebrooks left last Sunday's game early with a tight hamstring and hasn't played since. The third baseman has gone into a slump as of late, hitting .137 (4-for-29) in his last eight games. | | |
| 7/6/2012 11:57:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks (hamstring) is hoping to be back in Boston's lineup Friday, according to the Boston Globe. | Insight: Middlebrooks left Sunday's game early with a tight hamstring and hasn't played since. The third baseman has gone into a minor slump as of late, hitting .137 (4-for-29) in his last eight games. | | |
| 7/5/2012 10:07:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks (hamstring) is hoping to be back in Boston's lineup Friday, according to the Boston Globe. | Insight: Middlebrooks left Sunday's game early with a tight hamstring and hasn't played since. The third baseman has gone into a minor slump as of late, hitting .137 (4-for-29) in his last eight games. | | |
| 7/4/2012 1:48:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks is out for Wednesday's game against Oakland with tightness in left hamstring. | Insight: He's expected to miss a few days at least and could end up on the disabled list. Middlebrooks has batted just .150 this week, but his overall numbers are solid - .298, 10 HR, 37 RBI in 48 games. The hope is that with Kevin Youkilis now out of the picture, Middlebrooks will relax and hit as he did in his first four weeks with the big club. | | |
| 7/3/2012 12:11:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks is out for Tuesday's game against Oakland with tightness in left hamstring. | Insight: He's expected to miss a few days at least and could end up on the disabled list. Middlebrooks has batted just .150 this week, but his overall numbers are solid - .298, 10 HR, 37 RBI in 48 games. The hope is that with Kevin Youkilis now out of the picture, Middlebrooks will relax and hit as he did in his first four weeks with the big club. | | |
