{"id":71223,"date":"2024-04-23T16:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=71223"},"modified":"2024-04-23T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:35:37","slug":"red-sox-outfielder-tyler-oneill-returns-from-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/23\/red-sox-outfielder-tyler-oneill-returns-from-concussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Outfielder Returns from Injured List to Give a Boost to the Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox got some good news and some bad news on Tuesday. Last week, outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=oneilty01,oneill001tyl&amp;search=Tyler+O'Neill&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler O&#8217;Neill<\/a> collided with third baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/deverra01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Devers<\/a>, and the scene was not a pretty one. After leaving the game, O&#8217;Neill found himself on the 7-day injured list, used specifically for MLB&#8217;s concussion protocol. The Red Sox outfielder is active ahead of their series with the Guardians, providing a much-needed bat to an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/20\/boston-red-sox-roster-depleted-with-triston-casas-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">otherwise injury-depleted roster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedSox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RedSox<\/a> today reinstated OF Tyler O\u2019Neill from the 7-Day Injured List.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the club placed C Tyler Heineman on the 10-Day Injured List, retroactive to April 22, with a right hamstring strain.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Sox (@RedSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedSox\/status\/1782844854281617898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Red Sox Outfielder Returns While Catcher Heads to IL<\/h3>\n<p>With O&#8217;Neill returning, the Red Sox had to make a corresponding roster move. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/heinety01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Heineman<\/a> is heading to the IL with a hamstring issue. Heineman had just been called up from Triple-A after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/casastr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triston Casas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/21\/boston-red-sox-casas-injured-list\/\" target=\"_self\">hit the IL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox were in need of something to break their way. Especially after it was announced today that Triston Casas has a fractured rib and will be out for a while.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Casas has a fracture in his rib. He will be out a while, says Cora.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julian McWilliams (@byJulianMack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byJulianMack\/status\/1782864773928869902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Add this to a series of injuries to starters, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/storytr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Story<\/a> being done for the year, and Rafael Devers being day-to-day, O&#8217;Neill returning is something that the Red Sox needed to bolster a lineup that was looking a little light just as recently as Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3>Tyler O&#8217;Neill Fills the Need for a Big Bat<\/h3>\n<p>If the Red Sox want to continue their run this season, they&#8217;ll need O&#8217;Neill to pick up where he left off. The Red Sox outfielder was mashing before he went down. In his 15 games this season, O&#8217;Neill hit .313\/.459\/.750 and gives them a legitimate middle-of-the-order at bat. His seven home runs are still tied for third in all of MLB with an old friend in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bettsmo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mookie Betts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox will need O&#8217;Neill to continue his torrid start with a lineup that now features the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/reyespa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pablo Reyes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hamilda03,hamilt006dav&amp;search=David+Hamilton&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Hamilton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/valdeen01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enmanuel Valdez<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dalbebo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Dalbec<\/a> regularly. Looking at Baseball Savant, it&#8217;s looking likely that he&#8217;d be able to continue. His expected slugging percentage is in the 98th percentile. He&#8217;s in the 91st percentile for exit velocity and 100th percentile for barrel percentage. He&#8217;s not chasing pitches, and he&#8217;s taking his walks when it&#8217;s appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>While there might be a bit of a regression for the Red Sox outfielder, he&#8217;ll likely be able to continue to anchor the Red Sox lineup until Rafael Devers is ready to go. They&#8217;ll need every bit of help they can get.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox got some good news and some bad news on Tuesday. Last week, outfielder Tyler O&#8217;Neill collided with third baseman Rafael Devers, and the scene was not a pretty one. After leaving the game, O&#8217;Neill found himself on the 7-day injured list, used specifically for MLB&#8217;s concussion protocol. The Red Sox outfielder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3107,"featured_media":71227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1071],"tags":[1535,2021,1978],"class_list":["post-71223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-redsox","category-mlb","tag-rafael-devers","tag-triston-casas","tag-tyler-oneill"],"modified_by":"Chris Drosehn","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}