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Benintendi on track to return for homestand
- Updated: September 8, 2016
SAN DIEGO — The Red Sox are hopeful that left fielder Andrew Benintendi will be back in the lineup during next week’s homestand, which includes three games against the Orioles and four with the Yankees.
Benintendi continues to make progress from the left knee sprain he sustained at Tropicana Field on Aug. 24.
“A good work day today,” said Red Sox manager John Farrell. “The work in the outfield, the change of direction, the increase in running, the intensity continues to climb. He’ll go through his normal BP here today.”
Depending on how long two of Boston’s affiliates (Class A Lowell and Class A Advanced Salem) last in the playoffs, Benintendi could even be able to play in a rehab game or two before being activated.
The current plan is for Benintendi to get another work day in with the Red Sox on Friday in Toronto, and perhaps go to an affiliate from …
