{"id":45658,"date":"2025-05-02T08:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45658"},"modified":"2025-05-02T08:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:32:06","slug":"craig-breslows-latest-comments-on-masataka-yoshida-will-enrage-red-sox-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45658","title":{"rendered":"Craig Breslow&#8217;s latest comments on Masataka Yoshida will enrage Red Sox fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Toronto Blue Jays v Boston Red Sox\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_5,w_7002,h_3938\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jt6k2xh80mz4xmhq1y.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays v Boston Red Sox\" width=\"7002\" height=\"3938\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Toronto Blue Jays v Boston Red Sox\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Toronto Blue Jays v Boston Red Sox | Brian Fluharty\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Boston Red Sox have been heavy hitters in many of their recent games, which makes their earlier offensive woes seem even more puzzling.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">During the team&#8217;s opening slump, so-called &#8220;professional hitter&#8221; Masataka Yoshida could&#8217;ve been of great service to the offense. He posted 11 spring training games and batted .286\/.286\/.400 with a homer and a double, but he was\u00a0shipped to Fort Myers to continue rehabbing\u00a0his surgically repaired shoulder as soon as the regular season started.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Red Sox manager Alex Cora shared on April 29 that\u00a0Yoshida will travel back to Boston\u00a0to have his shoulder examined. His throwing recovery has not progressed as planned and he&#8217;s only managed very low-intensity work.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Still, plenty of Red Sox fans are itching to see Yoshida&#8217;s bat in the team&#8217;s often inconsistent lineup. Some have even theorized that his injury isn&#8217;t as severe as the Sox have made it seem \u2014 or even nonexistent \u2014 but they&#8217;re keeping him at Fenway South because there&#8217;s no clear roster spot for him in the big leagues. Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow explained the Red Sox&#8217;s philosophy with Yoshida in an\u00a0interview with Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam of\u00a0<em>MassLive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u201cI think there\u2019s no reason for somebody who we think can help us to be stashed anywhere other than Fenway Park,\u201d Breslow said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Masataka Yoshida isn&#8217;t ready to play, but Red Sox fans want to see him in the lineup<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"min-h-[550px]\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1917998579056095631&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbosoxinjection.com%2Fcraig-breslows-latest-comments-on-masataka-yoshida-will-enrage-red-sox-fans&amp;sessionId=bfa7c07723a60219a6fbe78022f1b77b12d136a7&amp;siteScreenName=bosoxinjection&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1917998579056095631\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">It would, indeed, make no sense for the Red Sox to stash Yoshida away. Not only is he owed over $18 million this year regardless of whether he takes the field or not, but his trade value is only sinking as his season wastes away while he&#8217;s on the injured list. But Breslow insists he needs more time to recover.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u201cHe was signed as an outfielder,\u201c Breslow said. \u201dWe\u2019d like for him to be able to play in the outfield. That\u2019s obviously a path to at-bats. I think most important is the fact that he has not completely recovered from the injury in a way that allows him to take on the full role.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With Rafael Devers in the designated hitter slot, there isn&#8217;t a clear place for Yoshida to play with the Red Sox. The outfield probably is the easiest path to at-bats for him, but Boston has three better defenders already playing there and top prospect Roman Anthony on the way.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Regardless of Breslow and the Red Sox&#8217;s plans,\u00a0plenty of fans still want to see Yoshida\u00a0in the batting order. Last year, the team said his lackluster defense disqualified him from playing the outfield, but management changed its mind less than a year later, only when it benefited them. If Yoshida can swing and hit more consistently than some of the players on the Red Sox roster, he deserves to play rather than having his career put on hold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Blue Jays v Boston Red Sox | Brian Fluharty\/GettyImages The Boston Red Sox have been heavy hitters in many of their recent games, which makes their&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Craig Breslow&#039;s latest comments on Masataka Yoshida will enrage Red Sox fans - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45658\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Craig Breslow&#039;s latest comments on Masataka Yoshida will enrage Red Sox fans - 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