Less than a week after taking a fastball to the face during Grapefruit League action, Red Sox infielder Justin Turner was back at Boston’s facility on Sunday morning.
And barring any last-minute setbacks, the 38-year-old veteran can start to resume his preseason ramp-up work on the field as early as Monday.
“I got pretty lucky, all things considered,” Turner told reporters in Fort Myers on Sunday, via NESN video. “Every day I’ve been getting a little bit better. I actually got the last of the stitches out, removed [Sunday]. And starting to do some baseball activities, so that’s encouraging.