FORT MYERS, Fla. — When Brendan Rodgers left Wednesday’s game after suffering a right shoulder injury, the Red Sox infielder was hoping for the best. His initial tests had been promising, so the former Gold Glove-winning second baseman hoped that when he woke up the next morning he’d be feeling better.
Unfortunately, it appears that didn’t happen.
“He’s going to get an MRI, he’s pretty sore today,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced Thursday morning. “We don’t know what’s going on so we’ll have more in the upcoming days.”
Rodgers left Wednesday’s 5-3 win against the Minnesota Twins in the bottom of the fourth inning after reaching for the ball following a diving stop. The 29-year-old has undergone multiple shoulder surgeries throughout his career and is coming off an injury-plagued 2025 with the Houston Astros in which he battled an oblique strain and suffered a severe concussion as a result of a horrible collision at second base during a rehab assignment.
Prior to that Rodgers spent six years with the Colorado Rockies as a big league regular and was expected to compete for a spot on Boston’s bench as a non-roster invitee this spring. Now following this latest setback it’s unclear how long the veteran infielder could remain on the sidelines.