OAKLAND (CA – JUNE 04) Enrique Hernandez #5 from the Boston Red Sox gives Trevor Story #10 a high five after scoring a run at the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California on June 4, 2022. (Photo by Brandon Vallance/Getty Images
Trevor Story had elbow surgery which will make him miss an indefinite amount of time. However, Red Sox teammates Kike Hernandez and Kike Sanchez called a reporter to discuss one detail.
Red Sox fans were left frustrated by the offseason, which continued Tuesday when Trevor Story’s bad news came out. Bob Nightengale first reported that Story had undergone UCL surgery to correct damage to his elbow that had been bothering the player for a long time. Story will miss the 2023 season, and his timeline is not yet known.
Nightengale’s reports revealed that Story was aware he would need surgery in the future but waited to have it done in the hope that he would be able to continue playing.
Kike Hernandez (super-utilityman) is a Red Sox teammate of Story. He says that this is not true. Nightengale was not surprised to hear Hernandez’s honest response about the Story injury.
Red Sox: Kike Hernández calls Bob Nightengale to thank him for reporting Trevor Story’s delayed surgery in order to heal with rest
This is a simple way to express how Hernandez feels about it.
Even if it is not all well with the Red Sox fans during the offseason, when Xander Bogards quit after a shameful attempt by the front office (and even though Rafael Devers was signed to an extension), it would seem crazy for one of the team’s top players to withhold surgery out of stubbornness to make up time during the season.
We will not know the truth at this time. We do know that Story has been ruled out and Boston does not have a confirmed center infield. Hernandez also wants to speak out about how Story handled the injury.
The Red Sox are not boring, if anything.