Wright heading to Florida to rehab shoulder

BOSTON — While the Red Sox will board a plane to Baltimore after Sunday night’s series finale against the Yankees, that won’t be the case for knuckleballer Steven Wright.

Instead, he’ll fly to Fort Myers, Fla., on Monday morning to receive treatment from trainers and hopefully begin a throwing program as he continues to deal with a right shoulder strain.

“Right now, I have a one-way ticket,” Wright said. “It all depends on how I progress.

“I’m sure it will be weird to be away from the team. I feel like it is better for me to go down there because I will get more one-on-one attention. I only have so much I can do up here. It is definitely going to suck to be away from the team, but in the big picture it is better for me.”

Before the injury, Wright was a steady presence in the Red Sox’s rotation. Arguably the ace of the staff the first few months of the season, Wright was named to his first All-Star team by going 10-5 with a 2.68 ERA during the first half.

“Early on and leading into the break, he really stabilized our rotation,” Red …

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