BOSTON -- Chris Young got a promotion Sunday, and all he had to do to earn it was keep showing up.
Young, signed by the Boston Red Sox to a two-year deal last winter to be a fourth/platoon outfielder-type, is now Boston’s starting left fielder after Blake Swihart's left ankle sprain landed him on the disabled list. Brock Holt, Young’s platoon-mate the first month-and-a-half of the season, is still trying to work his way back from a concussion.
That makes Young the man in left. He went 2-for-4 in his first game in that role Sunday, and one of the hits was a homer to end Toronto Blue Jays righty Marco Estrada's no-hit bid after 7 1/3 innings.