{"id":82983,"date":"2024-08-13T19:28:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T23:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=82983"},"modified":"2024-08-13T19:28:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T23:28:56","slug":"red-sox-james-paxton-calf-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/13\/red-sox-james-paxton-calf-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Pitcher Suffers Potential Season-Ending Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

After reuniting with the Boston Red Sox at the trade deadline, left-hander James Paxton<\/a> has been diagnosed with a potentially season-ending calf injury. On Sunday,<\/span>\u00a0Paxton<\/span> limped off the field after injuring his lower leg while making a quick move to cover first base. He made a sharp turn off the mound on a ground ball from <\/span>Yordan Alvarez<\/a><\/span> down the first base line. He quickly glanced back at the mound before dropping to one knee and was helped off the field by the Red Sox training staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I felt like I got kicked in the calf. Then, I kind of turned around, took another step and I felt it again,” Paxton said after the Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox. “I was like: ‘It’s not good. It’s my calf. I felt it pop.'”<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston placed the 35-year-old left-hander on the <\/span>15-day injured list<\/span><\/a> shortly after with a right calf strain. Paxton had an MRI on Monday and was diagnosed with a partially torn right calf muscle. Acknowledging his torn calf could sideline him for the remaining regular season, Paxton plans to rehab the injury and attempt to return before the season ends.<\/span><\/p>\n

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James Paxton has a partial tear of the right calf muscle. Timetable doesn\u2019t look good to return this season, but Paxton is not ready to give up on the season.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sean McAdam (@Sean_McAdam) August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n