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- Updated: April 29, 2016
BOSTON — Blake Swihart played his first professional game in left field on Thursday night for Triple-A Pawtucket, and the plan is for him to get reps out there roughly twice a week to see if it can be a realistic supplemental position.
“He had one attempt and I think the ball ended up in the lights and he recovered OK,” said Red Sox manager John Farrell. “But it’s just the first game after some [early] work. As we all are, a work in progress.”
For now, the Red Sox still want Swihart to catch for the majority of the time. Though Farrell said the team is likely to call up a left-handed bat within the next day or two, …
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