{"id":83385,"date":"2024-08-17T17:59:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T21:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=83385"},"modified":"2024-08-17T17:59:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T21:59:40","slug":"tyler-oneill-red-sox-return-option-nick-sogard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/17\/tyler-oneill-red-sox-return-option-nick-sogard\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Slugger Returns, Rookie Makes Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After discussions about whether he could return to action this weekend, the Boston Red Sox activated outfielder <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/oneilty01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler O\u2019Neill<\/a> from the 10-day injured list on Saturday. O\u2019Neill was unavailable due to a left leg infection that left him in the hospital for multiple days. To make room, infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sogarni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Sogard<\/a> was optioned to Triple-A Worcester. Sogard made his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/31\/red-sox-roster-moves-sims-sogard\/\" target=\"_self\">MLB debut<\/a> on August 2.<\/span><\/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 10-Day Injured List.<\/p>\n<p>To make room on the active roster, the club optioned INF\/OF Nick Sogard to Triple-A Worcester.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Sox (@RedSox) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedSox\/status\/1824898076026577093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Tyler O&#8217;Neill Returns for Red Sox, Nick Sogard Optioned<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O\u2019Neill landed on the IL on August 7, retroactive to August 4, due to the infection. His earliest return date was on Wednesday, but manager <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/coraal01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Cora<\/a> said that the slugger\u2019s recovery was taking longer than expected. The club was initially unclear as to whether O\u2019Neill could return for this weekend\u2019s series with the Baltimore Orioles. His reinstatement comes just a day after first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/casastr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triston Casas<\/a> came back to the Red Sox. Casas missed over three months due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/16\/red-sox-triston-casas-return\/\" target=\"_self\">rib injury<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The infection was O\u2019Neill\u2019s third time on the injured list this season. He has been an integral part of Boston\u2019s lineup. O\u2019Neill has a .900 OPS with 22 home runs and 45 RBI in 80 contests. He had a strong month of July, batting .306 with six homers. O\u2019Neill has hits in 12 of his last 17 games. He should return to the heart of the Red Sox order, joining third baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/deverra01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Devers<\/a> and Casas. The 29-year-old is in his seventh MLB campaign. O\u2019Neill spent the first six seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals before joining Boston via trade in December.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TYLER O&#8217;NEILL!<\/p>\n<p>Red Sox back \ud83d\udd1b\ud83d\udd1d <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A2lNUMAL7J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/A2lNUMAL7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1817362859245842809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sogard exits his first MLB stint after appearing in 12 contests. The 26-year-old batted .227 with a double and six RBI with the Red Sox. Sogard joined the organization in 2021 in a deal that sent pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sprinje01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeffrey Springs<\/a> to the Tampa Bay Rays. He recorded his first major league hit in his second career at-bat, which was a two-run single. Boston went 6-6 during Sogard\u2019s appearances. Infielders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gonzaro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romy Gonzalez<\/a> and <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=2024-08-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Hamilton<\/a> will now split time at second base.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After discussions about whether he could return to action this weekend, the Boston Red Sox activated outfielder Tyler O\u2019Neill from the 10-day injured list on Saturday. O\u2019Neill was unavailable due to a left leg infection that left him in the hospital for multiple days. To make room, infielder Nick Sogard was optioned to Triple-A Worcester. 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