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02-06-2025
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Red Sox Get First Base Reinforcement With Romy González Reinstated
Red Sox Get First Base Reinforcement With Romy González Reinstated originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It has been a disastrous season for the Boston Red Sox's first basemen. The Opening Day starter, Triston Casas, is out for the year after undergoing knee surgery. Third baseman turned designated hitter Rafael Devers does not want to fill the void. These circumstances have forced the Red Sox to play around with rookie Kristian Campbell at the three as they continue to search for answers. Advertisement Fortunately, help is on the way. Boston's official X account recently posted this update: González has only played in 192 games over his five-year MLB career with the Red Sox and Chicago White Sox, but has performed admirably in a fill-in role. The 28-year-old has a .308 batting average, a .785 OPS, a 120 OPS+, and three stolen bases over 17 games this season. Boston Red Sox first baseman Romy Gonzalez (23) makes a catch for an out against the Chicago White Sox during the sixth inning at Fenway Canha-Imagn Images Hopefully, for Boston, he can maintain those numbers upon returning from a quad contusion. Campbell is young enough and athletic enough to mold his defensive mind into a first baseman. However, he is a natural second baseman and, in an ideal world, can remain there. Advertisement One potential option for the Red Sox is a platoon. Despite hitting from the right side, González has much better numbers against righties than lefties. He is batting .333 with a .828 OPS versus a .263 batting average and .707 OPS facing southpaws. Abraham Toro, a switch-hitter, is also better against right-handed pitching, but his plate versatility could potentially ease González's workload. Casas is still the future of the position in Boston, and it feels unlikely that one player replicates his value. However, at 29-32 and 8.5 games back of the first-place New York Yankees, the Red Sox may feel the need to hit the trade market for an immediate upgrade. Related: Alex Cora Reveals Hilarious Red Sox Moment With Braves' Chris Sale During Garrett Crochet's Outing Related: Red Sox Outfielder Jarren Duran Drawing Trade Interest From Padres This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
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Amid Rafael Devers drama, Red Sox have to scramble at 1B after putting Romy González on 10-day IL
Amid the season-ending injury to first baseman Triston Casas and negotiating a minefield with designated hitter Rafael Devers about possibly playing that position, the Boston Red Sox are making moves to make sure someone can play the right side of the diamond. Romy González had been one of the players filling in at first base after Casas' injury, along with Abraham Toro. But Boston had to place González on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a left quad contusion. To take González's spot on the active roster, Nick Sogard was called up from Triple-A Worcester, and he's starting Saturday's game versus the Kansas City Royals at first base. González suffered the injury on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers when he collided with Texas Rangers first baseman Josh Smith after trying to beat out a throw from third base. Another scary situation for the Red Sox at 1B with Romy Gonzá coming out of the game but at least a good sign he was able to walk it off. — Garrett Mashburn (@G_Mashburn) May 8, 2025 González appeared to be all right, tried to jog off the injury and was able to leave the field without help. But Toro replaced him at first base in the seventh inning. Though González and manager Alex Cora thought he would be able to avoid the IL, Toro started at first base for the Red Sox in the past two games. Following Friday's 2-1 loss to the Royals, Cora said González "didn't bounce back the way we expected," necessitating the roster move. In 17 games this season (starting 10 of them at first base), González is batting .308/.362/.423 with six doubles, six RBI and three stolen bases. Toro has a .143 average with a .286 OPS in five games, which is likely why the Red Sox added some infield help. Sogard doesn't appear to be a vast improvement, hitting .188/.314/.248 with six doubles, 10 RBI and six steals in Triple-A. But he batted .273 with a .650 OPS in 31 games with Boston last season. González also should return after his IL stint, which is retroactive to May 8. That is, unless the Red Sox make a move to bring in another first baseman or somehow convince Devers to get over his refusal to play a new position.
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10-05-2025
- Sport
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Amid Rafael Devers drama, Red Sox have to scramble at 1B after putting Romy González on 10-day IL
Amid the season-ending injury to first baseman Triston Casas and negotiating a minefield with designated hitter Rafael Devers about possibly playing that position, the Boston Red Sox are making moves to make sure someone can play the right side of the diamond. Romy González had been one of the players filling in at first base after Casas' injury, along with Abraham Toro. But Boston had to place him on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a left quad contusion. To take González's spot on the active roster, Nick Sogard was called up from Triple-A Worcester and he's starting Saturday's game versus the Kansas City Royals at first base. Advertisement González suffered the injury during on Wednesday over the Texas Rangers when he collided with Texas Rangers first baseman Josh Smith after trying to beat out a throw from third base. González appeared to be all right, tried to jog off the injury and was able to leave the field without help. But Toro replaced him at first base in the seventh inning. Though González and manager Alex Cora thought he would be able to avoid the IL, Toro started at first base for the Red Sox in the past two games. Following Friday's 2-1 loss to the Royals, Cora said González "didn't bounce back the way we expected," necessitating the roster move. Advertisement In 17 games this season (starting 10 of them at first base), González is batting .308/.362/.423 with six doubles, six RBI and three stolen bases. Toro has a .143 average with a .286 OPS in five games, which is likely why the Red Sox added some infield help. Sogard doesn't appear to be a vast improvement, hitting .188/.314/.248 with six doubles, 10 RBI and six steals in Triple-A. But he batted .273 with a .650 OPS in 31 games with Boston last season. González also should return after his IL stint, which is retroactive to May 8. That is, unless the Red Sox make a move to bring in another first baseman or somehow convince Devers to get over his refusal to play a new position.
