Mickey Gasper underwent successful Distal Biceps tendon repair surgery, the Red Sox announced Friday morning.
Dr. Matthew Leibman performed the surgery, which carries a recovery timetable of four to six months, at MassGeneral Brigham in Boston.
Gasper played a career-high 67 games in his third year in the majors, and was one of several unexpected heroes for the Red Sox in their regular-season turnaround. The New Hampshire native slashed .251/.357/.466, with 48 hits, nine doubles, 10 home runs, 26 runs, 24 RBI and 27 walks, all career-best marks.
But it was the catcher/first baseman’s second recall from Triple-A Worcester that produced particularly strong results. In 33 games between Aug. 17 and Sept. 25, when he suffered the season-ending injury during an at-bat, Gasper slashed .262/.415/.667. His 22 hits included the first 10 home runs of his big-league career. He scored 15 runs, drove in 17, he drew an equal amount of walks and strikeouts (18).
“I just hope they’re learning that I’m going to give them everything I got, and I’m an open book,” Gasper told the Herald after his first call-up this spring. “I just hope that they’re learning from me what it takes for the little guy to get up to here, and play his heart out.”