New Red Sox infielder Curtis Mead to miss time with left wrist injury

By: The Associated Press Posted: 7:26 PM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a left wrist injury suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox.

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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a left wrist injury suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox.

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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a left wrist injury suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox.

The Red Sox acquired Mead on Saturday in a trade that sent left-hander Connelly Early to Washington. Mead was injured in his second at-bat with Boston on Monday when he was hit on the wrist by Athletics starter Jack Perkins.

Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said on Monday that X-rays were negative, but further tests on Tuesday showed an injury that will knock Mead out of the lineup.

Boston Red Sox's Curtis Mead reacts after being hit by a pitch during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Monday, July 27, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

“Super disappointing. It doesn’t feel real happening in first game,” Mead told reporters before the Red Sox faced the A’s on Tuesday. “There will be a break in between the next one.”

Mead is hitting .253 with 17 home runs and 48 RBIs this season.

The Red Sox recalled infielder Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester to fill Mead’s roster spot.