“kind of facing a direction it shouldn't,” said Tracy.
The manager explained that the team avoided a major setback after initial concerns regarding a potential fracture.
“able to pop it back in,” said Tracy.
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Durbin explained that the finger actually realigned on its own once his glove was removed before undergoing medical X-rays at the stadium.
“I assume so, because I looked at it originally and it wasn't straight, and then when I went to do the X-rays after the glove came off, it was straight,” said Caleb Durbin, Red Sox third baseman.
“I didn't want to look at it, but when I took the glove off, it straightened up.”
The infielder entered Thursday riding a six-game hitting streak, batting . 317 over his last 23 games compared to a .
163 average during his first 48 games of the season.
“I'll talk to the trainers. I haven't talked to them yet.
In my head, I was thinking, just tape it to my other finger when I hit,” said Durbin.
“And I do two fingers in the pinky when I field anyways.
I've dry swung already, so I have a general idea of it with adrenaline, too, and getting it warmed up with the training staff, I don't see it being really an issue at all.”
The team confirmed their starting lineup on social media ahead of the high-stakes matchup against their long-time AL East rivals.
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"1st of 4," said Red Sox official account, Bluesky post.
