Red Sox activate Dustin Pedroia off injured list
Pedroia, 35, played in just three games in 2018.
The Red Sox on Tuesday activated second baseman Dustin Pedroia off the injured list. Infielder Tzu-Wei Lin was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket to make room for Pedroia.
Prior to today’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, the #RedSox reinstated 2B Dustin Pedroia from the 10-day injured list. To make room for Pedroia on the active 25-man roster, the club optioned INF Tzu-Wei Lin to Triple-A Pawtucket. pic.twitter.com/7URx08e1Px
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 9, 2019
On Sunday, Pedroia completed his three-game rehab stint with the Greenville Drive, the Red Sox’ Single A affiliate. He went 3 for 9 with a pair of walks and a strikeout, hitting line drives while getting a workout both on the bases and in the field that included back-to-back games on Thursday (nine innings) and Friday (five innings), as well as an additional nine innings Sunday.
Pedroia felt he checked all the necessary boxes.
“I’m pretty confident that I’m going to be back for good and it’s going to be fun,’’ Pedroia told WSPA-TV in Greenville. “Everything went perfect. I feel great. I’m ready to go.’’
Pedroia, 35, played in just three games at the end of last May in his return from multiple surgeries on his left knee before he landed back on the sidelines for the rest of the season, during which time he required another procedure to remove scar tissue.
But since returning to the field in spring training, Pedroia has tolerated a steady buildup of activity without any setbacks.
