Rusney Castillo Out Indefinitely with Strained Oblique
Published at(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — Boston Red Sox outfielder Rusney Castillo is out indefinitely after an MRI revealed the 27-year-old Cuban had a strained left oblique muscle.
“He’s going to be down for some time,” Red Sox skipper John Farrell said. “I don’t have a time frame to give you or projected length, but he’s going through some treatment to calm down the strain right now, and he’ll do rotational exercises and rehab when he’s ready for it.”
Castillo, who signed a six-year, $72.5 million deal with Boston last August, was competing with youngsters Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. for the starting center field job.
Castillo said the injury will not stop him from being ready for the start of the regular season, but Farrell noted that oblique injuries are tricky.
“There’s caution to the progression, there’s no doubt,” Farrell said. “(Pain) tolerance, for one. How aggressive you become to build that back. We just want to be careful of a setback, because everything is rotational in this game.”
Castillo played in 10 games for Boston last season, hitting .333 with two home runs, six RBIs, and three stolen bases.
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