Who Will the Boston Red Sox Turn To to Replace Trevor Story?
After Trevor Story was placed on the injured list, should the Red Sox consider moving one of their young infielders to his natural position?
The Boston Red Sox got some brutal news on the injury front ahead of Saturday night's game in Atlanta against the Braves , as veteran shortstop Trevor Story landed on the 10-day injured list with a sports hernia. Could interim manager Chad Tracy turn to Marcelo Mayer to return to his natural position and take over short in Story's absence? Update on Story's status Story met with the media ahead of Saturday night's game in Atlanta and discussed his injury, telling MassLive.
com's Chris Cotillo that he has been dealing with the hernia since spring training. "A couple of weeks in, just felt it. Tried to grind through it and just got to the point where I might need to take a timeout and evaluate some things a little further," Story told Cotillo.
"Obviously, I haven’t been able to really move like myself out there, so it kind of built up on me," he continued. Trevor Story has been grinding through the injury that sent him to the IL since spring training 🏥 "Now, it's just a matter of how severe and what the solution is... Hopefully, it's a case where I don't have to get surgery.
" pic. twitter. com/lyvP2JiH9Z — NESN (@NESN) May 16, 2026 The 33-year-old Story said he is still evaluating all his options, but surgery remains on the table to address the hernia, which would keep him out of the lineup for 6 to 10 weeks.