After spending the first four months on the shelf due to major offseason elbow surgery, Trevor Story preached patience as he re-adjusted to pitching at the big-league level.
“There will be some ebbs and flow to it, I think,” Story said last week of his first reps against MLB competition. “But I’m ready to go now — I’m excited.”
Even after a productive rehab assignment with both Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester, Story struggled out of the gate. In his first two games back with Boston, Story went 0-for-8 at the plate with six strikeouts.