After worrying for much of spring training that Wilyer Abreu would be sidelined for Opening Day, the Red Sox don’t seem to think that will be the case.
Abreu will make his spring training debut in Saturday’s game against the Braves as Alex Cora believes the outfielder is in a good spot to be ready for the start of the regular season after missing time due to a gastrointestinal virus.
“[Facing] Chris Sale. You wanna play? There you go,” the Red Sox manager told reporters. “Physically, everybody feels he’s in a good spot. Now, it’s just [a matter] of the at-bats.