Red Sox place newly acquired Curtis Mead on IL with fractured wrist

WEST SACRAMENTO — The Red Sox suffered a devastating blow Tuesday when an MRI revealed newly acquired second baseman Curtis Mead fractured his left wrist. Follow-up tests Tuesday on new Red Sox INF Curtis Mead revealed a fractured left wrist. (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.

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.

___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb Source Boston added Mead in a trade from the Nationals, but he was injured in his debut with the team SACRAMENTO — The Red Sox have placed second baseman Curtis Mead on the 10-day injured list due to a fractured wrist, a source confirmed.